Close on the heels of the USD 2.5 mn theft from the Treasury, the Welfare Benefits Board has reported payment...
NDF MP Ravi Karunanayake on Tuesday (05) raised in Parliament what he described as a matter of “grave national importance”,...
Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus...
The India and Zimbabwe women’s teams are all set to play an international fixture against each other for the first...
Oil prices have dropped and global stock markets have risen following reports that the US and Iran are close to...
Sadaf Shamas and Gull Feroza struck centuries as Pakistan Women piled up their second-highest total in ODIs – 343/4 –...
Catches win matches is probably one of the oldest and most overused clichés in cricket. But it couldn’t have been...
United States President Donald Trump says he has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours and...
The schedule for the IPL 2026 playoffs has been announced, with matches set to be held in Dharamshala, New Chandigarh...
The California man who allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington gala has been indicted on a...
The US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a “short period of...
Chennai Super Kings came into IPL 2026 with a dodgy look about their bowling attack. They lost three games straight...
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Former Minister Johnston Fernando was yesterday granted bail by the Wattala Magistrate’s Court after being in remand custody for four months over the alleged misuse of...
Thousands of pets across Sri Lanka have been left traumatised and hearing-impaired following the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations, with more than 10,000 cats and...
While Advocata Institute welcomes the recent Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price increase by Litro Gas Lanka, it remains inadequate and indirectly forces Sri Lanka’s vulnerable segments...
Saturday 25th April, 2026 Another scandal has come to light and made international headlines. The illegal diversion of Treasury funds amounting to USD 2.5 million, meant...
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has extended the deadline for applications for the “Presidential Environment Awards – 2026” to May 15, following requests from prospective applicants....
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne requested the High Commissioner of Pakistan to facilitate bringing to Sri Lanka the statue depicting the Buddha’s austerities (Fasting Buddha Statue), currently...
On the initiative of the Kandy National Hospital Director, Dr. Iresha Fernando, two high-tech digital patient treatment machines, worth Rs. 600 million, were installed at the...
Financial support for housing project for families affected by Cyclone Ditwah People’s Bank has come forward to donate Rs. 300 million to the ‘Government’s Rebuilding Sri...
Hayleys PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading diversified conglomerate, has announced that its LKR 9 billion Rights Issue has been oversubscribed by over LKR 2 billion, reflecting strong...
CSE trading indicated some volatility yesterday at the outset but later buying interest was noted in select speculative companies, market analysts said.Amid those developments both indices...
The “Flavours of Sri Lanka” Food Week, held from 12–18 April 2026 at MYNT Restaurant, Vivanta Kathmandu, concluded successfully following a week-long celebration of Sri Lanka’s...
Mastercard has announced the launch of two new payment solutions in Sri Lanka—Soundbox and Cloud Commerce—marking a major step forward in expanding access to simple, secure,...
