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...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
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...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the European Union (EU)-funded BESPA-FOOD (Best Standardized Practices for the Agri-Food Sector) project will support...
Wednesday 7th June, 2023 The easiest task in Sri Lanka is perhaps to distract the public. In ancient Rome, the patricians used bread and circuses to...
By Chani Imbulgoda “We suffer today, because leaders in the past have failed to govern this country properly”. Oh, the predecessor has not done things well,...
USD 600 mn grants among USD 5 bn development assistance India has launched a grant project to provide over 1,000 sanitation units/toilets for the people of...
‘Bio-diversity prospecting is a very risky area, and therefore, it has to be done right’ ‘Many good consultations needed before Sri Lanka can go for climate...
Ali (Raheem) Baba and 225 rogues have no right to eat while the people they are supposed to protect, nourish and maintain go hungry. A poor...
New laws contemplated by the government appears to have caused much concern among Opposition political parties for obvious reasons. The constitutionality of the proposed Broadcasting Authority...
Having handed over the manifesto of the Eksath Janaraja Peramuna to Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa, yesterday (06) at the Election Secretariat, Rajagiriya, its leader MP...
By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana informed Parliament yesterday that the Supreme Court had determined that certain sections of the Anti-Corruption Bill were inconsistent with...
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana informed the House yesterday that the Supreme Court had determined that the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Bill could be passed with amendments. The...
The Cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to gazette and implement the revised National Policy and Strategic Framework for the Prevention and Control of Chronic...
By Saman Indrajith SJB Colombo District Parliamentarian S. M. Marikkar yesterday demanded to know on what grounds the government would justify selling a 25-acre land in...
