Drug controversy: “Setting up state-of-the-art drug testing facility will cost Rs 5 billion” Activists call for legal action against politicians,...
Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Devon Conway 227, Tom Latham 137, Rachin Ravindra 72*; Alex Greaves 2-83) and 306...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland...
There was a little bit of rustiness as India returned to action 50 days after becoming ODI world champions, but...
Opener Sameer Minhas blitzed his way to 172 off 113 balls, setting up Pakistan’s demolition of India in thDeepeshe Under-19...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China, Dr. Palitha Kohona, told journalists that all the staff members of the Sri Lankan Embassy, in Beijing, have contracted COVID-19.The Embassy...
By Saman Indrajith The police, on Thursday (22), arrested 47 people, with narcotics during raids carried out near 149 schools in the Western ProvinceAmong those arrested...
Medan, Indonesia– For years, Indonesia has strived to present itself as a welcoming investment destination, to rival neighbours Vietnam and Malaysia. In 2016, during his first...
By Shamindra Ferdinando President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also holds the Defence portfolio, has given a one-year extension to Commander of the Army, Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage.The...
India is confident of achieving a textile export target of $100 billion by 2030, Union Minister of Textiles and Commerce Piyush Goyal said on Friday.Piyush Goyal...
By Shiran Ranasinghe CEB Technological Engineers’ and Superintendents’ Union President A.G.U. Nishantha yesterday urged the government to provide adequate naphtha to Kelanitissa Combined Cycle Power Station...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday (22) instructed relevant officials to formulate a report with inputs from all government agencies on the resolution of land problems in...
The National Investigation Agency earlier this week arrested nine persons in connection with an illegal drugs and arms case pertaining to the revival of the LTTE....
The 4,155-page spending bill includes $858bn for military spending and $45bn in additional assistance for Ukraine.The United States Senate has passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill...
The Centre (India) on Friday approved the Bharat Biotech’s needle-free intranasal Covid vaccine for booster dose, said an official source, in India.The nasal vaccine has been...
By A.J.A Abeynayake Kandy Chief Magistrate Srinith Wijesekera on Thursday (22) ordered police to arrest the head of the Peradeniya University Students Union, Anuruddha Vidanage in...
These regional chieftains have a proprietorial hold over their strong vote bank. The BJP plans to either decimate them or join them as their ally. BY...
