… five senior officials suspended President’s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne has urged the Parliament to intervene in an ongoing investigation conducted...
Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest former SriLankan Airlines board member Shasheendra...
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Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. His departure will be “effective...
Israeli attacks have killed five people in southern Lebanon, including a journalist, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, further straining...
South Africa completed their highest successful chase in T20Is and sealed the five-match series against India with two matches to...
It wasn’t the high-scoring spectacle that people might have expected, especially with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the house, but that didn’t...
An 18-year-old French student of Sri Lankan origin has made history by winning a seat on a municipal council in France, emerging as one of the...
This holiday season, City of Dreams Sri Lanka invites guests to step into the heart of a truly Sri Lankan celebration with Signature Avurudu—a four-day cultural...
After threatening to annihilate one of the planet’s oldest civilizations, TACO* Trump chickened out again by grasping the ceasefire lifeline that Pakistan had assiduously prepared. Trump...
We are passing through the ten-day interregnum called a ceasefire over the War on Iran. The world may breathe briefly, but this pause is not reassurance—it...
It all began in 1881 with a single platoon at Royal College, Colombo. John B. Cull, then principal, envisioned promoting ‘discipline through drill’ among students and...
“Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home!” John Howard Payne (1823) Deep within each of...
The Chamara Kala Nikethanaya, a pioneering institution that has preserved and promoted Sri Lanka’s traditional dance heritage for over five decades, recently celebrated another historic milestone...
People and Events Listen to those bird calls. From among the usual sounds, a familiar but rare one seems to emerge now-a-days with increasing regularity –...
Krakow, POLAND – This year, Easter Sunday on April 5 was a deeply meaningful and reflective day for me. As I contemplated the solemn stillness of...
Students of S. Thomas’ College recently demonstrated commendable performance at two international sailing events held in India: the inaugural Indian Sailing Regatta and the 4th North-East...
Set between the tranquil waters of the Bentota River and the golden shores of the Indian Ocean, NH Bentota Ceysands Resort offers a distinctive coastal escape...
A Sri Lankan delegation led by Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe participated in the Montana Security and Economic Summit – 2026, engaging in wide-ranging discussions with US counterparts...
