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...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The government must establish an institution to entertain complaints from patients about problems with drugs or services and a mechanism to investigate these...
The Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) yesterday condemned the anti-democratic private member’s bills presented to Parliament by SLPP MP Jayantha Ketagoda to re-convene the dissolved Local...
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate and the Standing Lending Facility Rate by 200 basis points...
By Saman Indrajith A Parliamentary Select Committee had been appointed to probe Sri Lanka’s bankruptcy and submit recommendations, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced to the House...
The landslide early warning issued by the Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) to the Nuwara Eliya district has been extended....
By Prof. O. A Ileperuma President Ranil Wickremesinghe has recently stressed the importance of reforms to our ailing education system. In particular, he has mentioned the...
Friday 7th July, 2023 A Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has been set up to probe how the country became bankrupt. SLPP General Secretary and MP Sagara...
Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Udela Indraratne, has said the passports of Lankans working in Dubai and Abu Dhabi should be renewed immediately...
By Uditha Devapriya A chance encounter in Galle took me to the Sudharmaramaya in Bope, near Poddala. My friend and I were accompanied, or more aptly...
This week’s Treasury bill auction had seen a drop in the weighted average yield rate on Wednesday with the borrowing cost to be reduced for the...
By Tharishi Hewavithanagamage Known for his remarkable contributions to Sri Lankan cinema, Director Jayantha Chandrasiri has become a household name. Throughout his career, Chandrasiri has garnered...
We women particularly mourn the death of a beautiful young mother dying in childbirth at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital due to being given substandard or death...
