The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that the completion of Sri Lanka’s combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews, under the Extended...
Former Arachchikattuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, Jagath Samantha, was yesterday sentenced to five-and-a-half years’ rigorous imprisonment by the Chilaw High Court...
After five successive wins in conditions that weaponised their bowlers and masked their limitations with the bat,Gujarat Titans [GT] found...
A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has...
Taiwan has insisted it is a sovereign, independent nation, after US President Donald Trump cautioned it against formally declaring independence...
When it finally settled, a day that ebbed and flowed belonged to Litton Das. A majestic hundred from Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper-batter...
New Zealand’s middle order defied an early Lauren Bell onslaught and turned ghastly conditions to their advantage to draw the...
At least eight people have been killed, and dozens injured, after a freight train crashed into a public bus in...
On day two of Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning cricket team’s tour of Malaysia, they conducted a coaching session for...
Mitchell Marsh’s boundary-laden 90 off 38 balls dented Chennai Super Kings’ playoffs chances and gave the Lucknow crowd something to...
The ICC has suspended funding to Cricket Canada over governance-related issues. Cricket Canada was informed earlier this week by the...
The inaugural game of the Lanka Premier League 2026 will be played between the Jaffna and Galle teams, who emerged...
Sweden’s public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case of a more dangerous type of mpox outside the African continent. The person...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 August 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Prevailing showery condition over the South Western parts of the Island...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Chairman of the Election Commission (EC), R.M.A.L. Ratnayake yesterday (15) urged all candidates contesting the 21 September presidential election to follow election laws...
By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been assigned the “Gas Cylinder” as the election symbol for 21 September presidential election. Wickremesinghe is contesting the presidential...
BY PRIYAN DE SILVA The upcoming presidential election will be without a single female contestant although women account for nearly 52% of the Sri Lanka’s population....
The match officials involved in the tied first ODI of the recent Sri Lanka-India series made the mistake of not taking the game to a Super...
Rex Clementine in Worcester Cold and gloomy conditions with strong winds tested the Sri Lankans on the second day of their warm-up game against England Lions...
Sri Lanka has welcomed the decision of the Government of Canada to retain the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) along with the World Tamil Movement...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Births in Sri Lanka have declined by 20% and deaths have increased by 30% following COVID, according to Professor Indralal de Silva. Prof....
Friday 16th August, 2024 Election fever is running high with about five weeks to go before the presidential election. Nominations closed yesterday and as many as...
Many TV channels devote 95% of news broadcast time to the run-up to presidential elections. Mercifully, local newspapers have varied articles and one can just ignore...
In a move aimed at enhancing professional standards and increasing accessibility in the capital market industry, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a Directive...
