Amidst ongoing accusations that the theft of USD 2.5 mn (nearly 1 bn Rupees) from the Treasury hadn’t been properly...
The Court of Appeal yesterday (18) postponed until June 25 the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in...
The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war...
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that it is the Government’s priority...
Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, following goals from Ruben Vargas and Granit...
The United States provided details of the 14-point memorandum of understanding it reached with Iran on Wednesday. Neither has released...
Scotland take on West Indies in Leeds at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT) in Group 2 of the Women’s T20...
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones...
Oil prices have dropped following the United States and Iran’s signing of an interim peace agreement, resuming a slide interrupted...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
The Canadian government has introduced a new digital safety bill that would ban social media for children under 16, with exemptions for platforms that meet certain...
American teenager Cooper Lutkenhaus produced a stunning performance to hold off Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in the men’s 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Norway....
A cleaning team was combing Mount Everest’s perilous upper slopes for rubbish last Thursday, after a busy climbing season, when they spotted a man in a...
An enormous whale graveyard around 1,200km (745 miles) long has been discovered in the south-eastern Indian Ocean. The site, which is 7km (four miles) deep, has...
President Donald Trump has said on Wednesday that the US will hit Iran “hard” , after the two sides exchanged strikes overnight. “We hit them hard yesterday...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 11 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times...
Easter Sunday carnage: Investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks will not be halted due to protests, demonstrations or Satyagraha campaigns, Minister of Public Security...
A total of 267,138 children dropped out of the school system between 2018 and 2024, Prime Minister and Minister of Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya informed Parliament...
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament yesterday that Provincial Council elections would not be conducted under the existing proportional representation system and would instead be held...
Cabinet spokesman, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa, yesterday (10), said that the government had not taken any decision regarding extending the retirement age of the judiciary. There had...
Sri Lanka will open their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against hosts England when the 12-nation tournament gets underway in Birmingham on Friday. The event...
Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena has called for a report from an expert panel, regarding alleged 2019 Easter Sunday conspiracy suspect Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay’s medical...
