Amidst ongoing accusations that the theft of USD 2.5 mn (nearly 1 bn Rupees) from the Treasury hadn’t been properly...
The Court of Appeal yesterday (18) postponed until June 25 the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in...
The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war...
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that it is the Government’s priority...
Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, following goals from Ruben Vargas and Granit...
The United States provided details of the 14-point memorandum of understanding it reached with Iran on Wednesday. Neither has released...
Scotland take on West Indies in Leeds at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT) in Group 2 of the Women’s T20...
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones...
Oil prices have dropped following the United States and Iran’s signing of an interim peace agreement, resuming a slide interrupted...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
In overcast Headingley conditions, an all-round performance from Shafali Verma, who scored her first fifty at a T20 World Cup, then took 3 for 20, headlined...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 18 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 18 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
The NPP government is trying to maintain a balance between continuing demands for releasing north-east land held by the military and post-war security requirements, says Deputy...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lahiru de Silva yesterday granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on three sureties of Rs. 5 million...
Expanding the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in Sri Lanka is not only vital for reducing the country’s dependence on costly fossil fuel imports but also...
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne endorsed the certificate on the Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Bill yesterday (17). The Bill was first read in Parliament...
India has stepped in to help the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) to undertake a high profile military mission, under UN command, in Haiti. Having accepted the...
“Vision without execution is hallucination.” – Thomas Edison Introduction: Stabilisation Is Not Transformation Sri Lanka has come a long way since the economic collapse of 2022....
It is obviously too early for an outpouring of joy over the seeming cessation of hostilities between the main antagonists in West Asia. While the prospect...
Thursday 18th June, 2026 Social media debates on issues connected to the Easter Sunday terror attacks have got down and dirty, with religious and political leaders...
A gutsy half-century by middle-order batter Nilakshika Silva helped Sri Lanka upset defending champions New Zealand in their Group ‘A’ fixture of the Women’s World Cup...
Pelwatte Dairy Industries Limited has successfully commissioned its state-of-the-art Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) at its Buttala manufacturing facility, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey...
