President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring the livelihoods of communities affected by the...
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported yesterday that 211 people had gone missing following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah....
Singer/beautician Kay Jay Gunesekere, who is now based in Germany, says she will be doing 31st night in Munich. She will have for company Channa Galappaththi...
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is reaping an “appalling harvest” of innocent civilians, Pope Francis said in his Christmas message. In his Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi”...
From Australia to the Americas, services, events and Santa runs have been taking place to mark one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar. Here...
When Oli queues up on the starting line for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday, he’ll be making history. That’s because Oli is a...
Pope Francis presides at the Christmas Mass During the Night in St Peter’s Basilica, and said that “the wonder of Christmas” is that an infinite God...
The Chinese capital, Beijing, has experienced its coldest December since records began in 1951. Temperatures in the city have frequently fallen below -10C this month. China...
The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has...
BBC has reported that Police in Sri Lanka have claimed to have arrested almost 15,000 people during a week-long drive against drug traffickers across the country....
President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his Christmas day message called upon all Sri Lankans to “Forgive those who oppose us, those who have wronged us and to...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central...
Wijeyadasa pushes for suspension of Parate executions: ‘Country paying heavy price for not having proper tax regime, favourable treatment to some’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice, Prisons Affairs...
Lanka receives drugs worth over USD 1 mn from Bangladesh Amidst continuing controversy over waste, corruption, irregularities in the health sector and high-profile CID investigation into...