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...
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...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Ravichandran Ashwin’s 33rd five-wicket haul in Test cricket helped India bundle out West Indies for a mere 150 on the opening day of the first Test...
Key roads in the Indian capital, Delhi, have been flooded as water from the Yamuna river has overflowed onto them. The water level of the river...
China-based hackers have gained access to the email accounts of around 25 organisations, including government agencies, Microsoft says. The software giant has not provided details of...
Due to large areas of wildlife habitat being fenced off and utilised for various purpose in the Hambanthota district, the Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) in Hambanthota...
Babarandage Don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches from...
A heatwave is sweeping across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C...
During a special operation mounted in Wannimundalama lagoon area, Kalpitiya on Wednesday (12) morning the Sri Lanka Navy were able to seize about 8kg and 450g...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 July 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western...
by Saman Indrajith The main Opposition, the SJB, yesterday said that the Attorney General had observed that the government’s attempt to reconvene dissolved local government bodies...
In spite of the diplomatic issue caused by Canadian declaration of genocide and imposition of travel ban on former Presidents, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the...
Around 30 percent of the CT scanners in government hospitals have broken down, the Government Radiological Technologists’ Association says. There are 44 CT scan machines in...
An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued by Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara laying out the Petroleum Products Licensing Regulations for the import, export, selling...
