Government authorities are exploring the possibility of shifting public sector work online on April 16 and 17, to maintain essential...
SLPP National organiser MP Namal Rajapaksa yesterday said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake should be held responsible for the coal scam.Rajapaksa...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 02 April 2026, valid...
Former Matara District Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister Mahinda Wijesekara has passed away this morning (02) at the age...
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of the city of Ternate, in Indonesia,...
An unbeaten 70 from Sameer Rizvi proved decisive in a low-scoring contest in Lucknow, where Delhi Capitals (DC) became the...
Across the world on Wednesday night, millions of people will tune in to watch Donald Trump deliver a primetime update...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 01 April 2026, valid...
It was the Amelia Kerr show at Basin Reserve on Wednesday as she played the sort of innings that would...
Punjab Kings 165 for 7 in 19.1 overs (Cooper Connolly 72*, Prabhsimran Singh 37, Shreyas Iyer 18, Xavier Bartlett 11*;...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 31 March 2026, valid for...
Approval has been granted at the Cabinet meeting held on 27-06-2012 to provide cultivable agricultural lands from the lower Uma...
Col. Dr. Udula Krishnaratne was unanimously re-elected president of the SLFUW at its 82nd AGM held at its headquarters in Colombo on Nov. 25, an SLFUW...
I worked in the Police Department many years ago and can say with authority that is has deteriorated to a shadow of what it once was....
by Dr Sarala Fernando In an earlier article I had written about the return of “might is right” to international geopolitics affecting for example Ukraine and...
(Excerpted from the memoirs of Lalith de Mel) After completing what may be described as my probationary period, I was ready to settle down to what...
by HUGH KARUNANAYAKE With the commencement of hostilities heralding World War 2, the colonial government of Ceylon commandeered the premises of Royal College to be used...
The Sri Lanka Cancer Society elected its office bearers for 2024 at its 76th annual general meeting held at the society’s Colombo headquarters on Nov. 26...
The term steel magnolia describes “a woman who exemplifies both traditional femininity and an uncommon fortitude”. The magnolia tree being more commonly seen in the south...
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS)—Jeanne Kirkpatrick, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, once made the distinction between “friendly” right-wing authoritarian regimes (which were...
A friend of mine related the experience he had after some burglars had tried to enter his house. Fortunately for the occupants, the attempted entry was...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Whilst being in total agreement with the sentiments expressed by a ‘Member of the silent majority’ in the article “The distortion of...
To project itself as a more benevolent power, it is providing dry rations to Sri Lankans By Rathindra Kuruwita Amidst growing Indian and American investments in...
My name is Jeroen, and I am writing to share a remarkable incident that recently occurred in Sri Lanka involving three Dutch travelers, including myself. Our...
