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...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty Condition can be expected in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces...
The Chinese government has lashed out at the “smearing” of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) after its only major Western partner pulled out of the...
Russian embassy in Colombo declines to comment By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, yesterday (07) said that the government could not do anything about...
By Saman Indrajith The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) will soon start evaluating the performance of government institutions, COPA Chairman Lasantha Alagiyawanna told Parliament on Thursday...
HRC’s position reconfirmed By Shamindra Ferdinando The Court of Appeal has asked Army Commander Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage to promote petitioner Brig. Chandana Ranaweera to the...
by Rex Clementine Former captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to get an extension as Consultant Coach of the national cricket team despite Sri Lanka’s horrendous...
By Saman Indrajith Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabri told Parliament yesterday Sri Lanka was likely to receivethe second tranche of the IMF extended fund facility within...
The government was in a position to reduce electricity tariff, State Minister of Power and Energy, Indika Anuruddha Herath told journalists in Colombo on Thursday (07)....
The son of Israel’s former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, who is currently a minister in the country’s war cabinet, has been killed in Gaza, the military...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka has never been this transparent about an agreement it entered with the IMF, State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says.Addressing calls...
Friday 8th December, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has the knack for pepping up serious discussions with zingers, remarked, in his recent budget speech, that what...
by Drs. Sunil J. Wimalawansa and Chandra B. Dissanayake (Prof. of Medicine and Prof. of Geology) Since identifying chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in...
