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...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged heads of plantation companies to engage in a collective agreement concerning the wage hike for plantation workers before 31st December. Plantation workers...
The Department of Excise has revised the operating hours of liquor stores, restaurants and bars from tomorrow (9th December). Foreign liquor retail shops (FL4 license) will ...
The Dhaka Test finds itself on a knife’s edge at the end of the third day as New Zealand counterattacked to cut the deficit and then...
The Government of Sri Lanka, taking a positive step towards transitional justice and post-conflict reconciliation has decided to establish an independent Commission for Truth, Unity and...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe engaged in discussions with a diverse delegation representing the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) and esteemed Buddhist monks. The meeting took place at a...
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...
