The internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” originating from the United States, is set to take place in Sri Lanka starting...
The World Bank Group and the Sri Lankan government on Thursday launched a new five-year country partnership framework to support...
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...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
by Rex Clementine Cricket is in a crisis. For the first time in the history Sri Lanka suffered losses in a World Cup to teams...
Sri Lankan-born, Harvard-educated Professor Antony Anghie has been conferred the prestigious Manley O. Hudson Medal by the American Society of International Law (ASIL) for his exceptional...
Aitken Spence Travels handling all three, many more to follow Aitken Spence Travels, Sri Lanka’s premier destination management company, will welcome simultaneous arrivals of three cruise...
Plantation wages President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called upon the leaders of plantation companies to unite in efforts to establish a collective agreement regarding the long-debated issue...
Skills tests for nursing, food services, agriculture and construction The Japanese Embassy in Colombo Friday announced what it called “a new gateway” for Lankans to work...
The term ‘travesty’ is defined as a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. In this case ‘the something’ is the Teaching of the Buddha and...
Thanks to regular columnist Vijaya Chandrasoma’s incisive contributions on political developments in the USA, readers of this newspaper have been able to get a good understanding...
By AN OCTOGENERIAN Even though Ambalangoda is a little known sea side town, located approximately 54 miles south of Colombo it can claim to have a...
By NETHMI RAJAWASAM The Government would raise fines specified in the country’s penal code to reflect current prices, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardana said. “Since the old...
By Uditha Devapriya In a recent interview with Foreign Policy, former Israeli Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak outlined four challenges in the ongoing conflict....
The High Commission of Sri Lanka in South Africa showcased Sri Lankan food, tea and tourism at the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria recently serving traditional food...
THE GREAT PROJECTOR by Vijaya Chandrasoma “The Great Dictator” (1940), the anti-war political satire, was the first black and white “talkie”, written, directed by and starring...
