The Opposition yesterday called for the entire Cabinet-of-Ministers to accept responsibility for the coal scam. Addressing the media at the...
The Colombo High Court yesterday ordered that the case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Yoshitha Rajapaksa,...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 12.00 noon 25 April 2026 valid...
An exhibition of clean hitting by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal ensured Sai Sudarshan’s measured 100 off 58 balls ended...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 24 April 2026, valid...
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...
Could the T20 Wprld Cup 2026 be a tournament for the underdog? The early signs are promising. Netherlands came a dropped catch away from a monumental...
Antonio Jose Seguro of the centre-left Socialist Party has secured a landslide victory and a five-year term as Portugal’s president in a run-off vote, beating his...
Italy’s first men’s World Cup appearance arrives with a level of attention the team has rarely experienced. Coverage back home has widened and television exposure is...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 09 FEBRUARY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 09 February 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Dayasiri questions legitimacy of appointments made by Council The Constitutional Council (CC) should ask its head, Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, to step down temporarily pending an...
The Electricity Consumers’ Association (ECA) Friday (6) called on newly appointed Auditor General Samudika Jayarathne to begin her tenure by launching an investigation into the controversial...
A 150-hectare site near the Kalu Ganga Reservoir in Matale District has been earmarked for Sri Lanka’s first-ever holding centre for Toque Macaques, the Department of...
The United Nations’ Humanitarian Priorities Plan (HPP), launched in December 2025 to aid those affected by Cyclone Ditwah, has received US$ 22.4 million in funding to...
Former Deputy Secretary to the Treasury R. M. P. Ratnayake told the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar on Friday that under an India–Sri Lanka loan agreement, funds allocated for...
The Upali Group of Companies, its employees and sales agents countrywide, have made arrangements to invoke blessings on its founder, Upali Wijewardene, who disappeared in his...
Monday 9th February, 2026 Politicians cannot bring themselves to let go of power after savouring it and do everything possible to retain their hold thereon. This...
When the maritime provinces of Ceylon were under British occupation, colonial rulers adopted the Royal Charter of 1801, under which the office of the Governor was...
