Payment made to new account number outside agreement Civil society group ‘Free Lawyers’, which exposed the payment of USD 2.5...
Hambantota International Port (HIP) successfully handled container vessel MSC Marie Leslie, marking one of its highest-volume vessel calls to date....
Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington...
Playing the first IPL El Clasico of their career, Chennai Super King’s Sanju Samson (101 not out) and Akeal Hosein...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid...
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Kurunegala and Ratnapura effective from...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south...
When Gary Kirsten coached India to ODI World Cup glory in 2011, 20 million Sri Lankan hearts were shattered. Now,...
Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has arranged to appoint three special committees as a preliminary measure to address the security and economic pressures that may affect Sri Lanka,...
Israel says it has killed a top Hezbollah commander after carrying out an air strike on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The Israeli...
Based on information provided by Army Intelligence, a 43year old resident of Ottamavadi was apprehended during a search operation conducted by the Police Special Task Force...
Secretary to the Ministry of Defence General Kamal Gunaratne (Rtd) announced that the Ministry of Defence has implemented several measures, including allowances, medical rehabilitation, and lifelong...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 July 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in Western, North-western and Sabaragamuwa provinces...
By Shamindra Ferdinando and Rathindra Kuruwita President Ranil Wickremesinghe and an influential section of the SLPP backing him at the presidential election have agreed to form...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed his gratitude to parliamentarians who pledged their support to him, in a message posted on his official Facebook and ‘X’ accounts...
The 7th Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was successfully concluded at the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, in Islamabad, yesterday (30). The consultations...
Close on the heels of Japan resuming Yen loans to Sri Lanka, South Korea has informed Sri Lanka that it would recommence development assistance. Many countries...
SLPP National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa yesterday (30) reiterated that his party would not back President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming presidential race. Rajapaksa said so addressing the...
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa, MP, has urged the Mahanayakes intervention to prevent President Ranil Wickremesinghe from betraying the Sri Lankan State to foreign...
State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe yesterday said that he was confident that SLPP leader Mahinda Rajapaksa would prevail over those who wanted to field a candidate...
