The ongoing West Asia war, triggered by joint Israel-US attack on Iran on 28 Februar, has benefited the China-run Hambantota...
A three-day “study visit” by the subject Minister to the Norochcholai coal power plant has triggered concern among power sector...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Mohammed Shami’s miserly 2 for 9 and Rishabh Pant’s uncharacteristic half-century helped Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] open their account in...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 05 April 2026, valid...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 April 2026, valid...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of defense to delegate the necessary powers to the...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a battle to persuade Tory MPs to back his flagship Rwanda bill, ahead of a key vote today (12). The...
The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on fossil fuels they call “weak”. The...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty condition can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
… attackers among 25 arrested along with two trawlers By Shamindra Ferdinando Poaching Indian fishers on Saturday night (Dec 09) caused injuries to two sailors in...
by Saman Indrajith Parliament yesterday passed the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill with amendments by a majority of 45 votes. Announcing the results of the final vote, Speaker Mahinda...
Two policy-based loans (PBLs) have been arranged following discussions between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Sri Lankan government, the Ministry of Finance said. Accordingly,...
By Ifham Nizam Although the general understanding is that universal health coverage (UHC) could be achieved only through publicly- funded healthcare systems, high out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE)...
Tuesday 12th December, 2023 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has lashed out at a section of the media for floating a story that he is planning to...
by Jehan Perera A group of Tamil Diaspora members from western countries have been in Sri Lanka for the past several days. They have been engaging...
by Rathindra Kuruwita Public sector employees including development officers, management service officers, Grama Niladharis, Samurdhi Officers, and office Services personnel will be on a token strike today (12) to...
The other day, thinking twice before going all the way to Kandy from Peradeniya for a simple haircut, I thought “What the heck, let me try...
