… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Mohammed Shami’s miserly 2 for 9 and Rishabh Pant’s uncharacteristic half-century helped Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] open their account in...
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 05 April 2026, valid...
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...
by Rex Clementine Over the last 40 years, Australian captains of different styles have visited our island. Greg Chappell, who led them in 1983, was an...
Energy giant BP has reported record annual profits after oil and gas prices surged last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The company’s profits more than...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Hon. President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies to...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural affairs to sign a cultural cooperation agreement between the...
Mrs. Eleonora Dimitrova, Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, met President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (06), before departing for her home country upon...
BBC reported that former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. Opening batter Finch, 36, was Australia’s T20 captain, having retired...
BBC reported that hundreds of women are protesting in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam after their male relatives were arrested as part of a crackdown...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 February 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers at times will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces. Several...
BBC quoting the World Health Organisation reported that the death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria’s border, could rise eight-fold. The toll,...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. G.L. Peiris, MP, yesterday (06) faulted the Attorney General’s Department (AGD) for the prosecution of illegally arrested Inter University Student Federation (IUSF)...
Businessman Chandra Schaffter says his son Dinesh was a “victim of a ruthless murder”. He has appealed to the media not to indulge in speculative untruths....
Laugfs Gas yesterday announced an increase in the price of domestic gas. Accordingly, the price of a 12.5kg Laugfs domestic gas cylinder has been increased by...
