Drug controversy: “Setting up state-of-the-art drug testing facility will cost Rs 5 billion” Activists call for legal action against politicians,...
Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland...
There was a little bit of rustiness as India returned to action 50 days after becoming ODI world champions, but...
Opener Sameer Minhas blitzed his way to 172 off 113 balls, setting up Pakistan’s demolition of India in thDeepeshe Under-19...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula – the fourth since December. Lava has reached...
The Sri Lanka Navy conducted a special operation on Saturday (16) night to chase away Indian trawlers which were engaged in illegal fishing activities in Sri...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 March 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and...
A suspected gunman in a series of deadly shootings in Pennsylvania has been captured alive in neighbouring New Jersey, US police said. The police said the...
Proceedings of Easter Sunday Commission given to church by Norman Palihawadane Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith says that over 1,500 pages containing evidence are missing from...
By APSARA RODRIGO ECONOMYNEXT – The Government may consider hangwomen for executioner posts for the first time in its history if capital punishment is resumed in future...
People do not vote logically or after careful deliberation when the general election is held after the presidential election, founder of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna...
50 years on from the inaugural Joe – Pete one-dayer by Rex Clementine Today (17th March 2024) marks the 50th anniversary of the first ever Battle of...
By Meera Sirinivasan Sri Lanka has received a stock of bomb squad equipment through a grant from the Chinese military, the Sri Lankan army has said. The Chinese Ambassador...
ECONOMYNEXT –State-run Ceylon Electricity Board is losing qualified engineers at an alarming rate, after a currency collapse and new progressive taxes slapped on the debased salary,...
by Rajan Philips Mass killings are rare in Canada and Sri Lankans living overseas have never been victims of mass killings anywhere. Both truisms were shattered...
Days after Basil Rajapaksa’s return to Sri Lanka after his sojourn in the U.S. where he enjoys citizenship, the Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna’s national organizer...
