China and Sri Lanka have intensified joint law enforcement efforts to combat cross-border online gambling and telecom fraud, crimes that...
An assistant manager and a security officer, attached to a state bank branch in Horana, have been arrested in connection...
After a 16-wicket opening day of the English Test summer, a further 17 fell on the second on an up-and-down...
A first ODI win in the West Indies since 2013 and more importantly, a winning start to Gary Kirsten’s tenure...
Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of...
Iran’s World Cup football players have been granted visas to enter the United States, according to a White House official,...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasooriya in her Environment Day message said that the environment is the foundation of our livelihood...
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were ordered to shelter in an attached spacecraft after the structure suddenly started...
Qualifier Maja Chwalinska is one win away from a fairytale French Open triumph after setting up a final showdown with...
Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the...
Shreyas Iyer is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set for his maiden call-up,...
Pakistan edged home in a low-scoring tussle to secure their third straight ODI series win against Australia. They batted with...
Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy has suspended a prominent senior monk accused of sexually abusing a child, in the religiously conservative nation’s highest-profile case involving a local...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her Vesak day message called upon all Sri Lankans to dispel the roots of greed, hatred, and delusion, and transform...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, at Temple Trees on Friday (29 May) to discuss...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his Vesak day message called upon all Sri Lankans to further embrace in their lives the values of Buddhism founded upon non-violence,...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 30 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 30 May 2026 issued by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Evan Papageorgiou, yesterday said Sri Lanka’s current monetary policy stance remains “broadly appropriate,” despite the Central Bank...
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered the arrest of former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman Bhashwara Gunaratne, Managing Director Rumi Jauffer and several...
An Extraordinary Gazette Notification has been issued extending the state of emergency in Sri Lanka, official sources said. The notification was issued under the powers vested...
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday (29) fixed June 2 to announce its decision on whether to summon President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsecularatne and Attorney-at-Law Udara Muhandiramge...
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) yesterday indicated that fuel prices are unlikely to be reduced before September, despite a decline in global oil prices. CPC Managing...
The Baduraliya Police seized more than three kilos of ICE or crystal methamphetamine during a raid conducted in the Thumbagallakanda area on a tip-off, police said yesterday. Officers recovered 3 kilos,...
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce welcomes and commends the Government of Sri Lanka on the successful completion and approval of the 5th and 6th Reviews under...
