… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Stock market trading kicked off on a positive note yesterday but during the second session such momentum could not be sustained because bond...
Singer Manilal Perera certainly has a lot of work coming his way, as a solo singer, and that is precisely the reason why he is not...
The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organization has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara, Nuwara...
Minister of Sports Harin Fernando has appointed a 15-member National Sports Council. The members of the new National Sports Council are as follows: Dr. Maiya Gunasekara...
An advisory for heavy rain issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 11.30 a.m. 04 December 2023, valid until 11.30 a.m. 05 December 2023...
Cricket authorities in Pakistan have withdrawn spot-fixing convicted former captain Salman Butt from a consultancy role a day after his appointment was announced, following criticism from...
Eleven climbers have been killed and 12 more are missing after the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, local officials have said. Seventy-five people were in the...
A special search operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Navy in the lagoon area of Keerimundalama, Kalpitiya on Sunday (03) morning, resulted in the recovery...
State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe posting on ‘X’ has announced that Rs8,755 million being ‘Aswesuma’ payments for the month of October due to 1,406,932 beneficiary...
The Gold Coast has withdrawn its bid to host the next Commonwealth Games, ending any hope the tournament could still be held in Australia. The coastal...
A warning for strong winds and rough seas has been issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre valid until 11.00 p.m. on 04 December 2023...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m.on 04 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology The Cyclonic storm “MICHAUNG” (PRONOUNCED AS “MIGJAUM”) over Southwest Bay of Bengal...