Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday called on the government to begin negotiations immediately for a successor programme with the International...
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Hiniduma Sunil Senevi yesterday told Parliament that 42 ancient paintings were missing from...
The National Building Research Institute [NBRI] has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
Based on the heavy rainfall currently being received in the Kalu River Basin and the analysis of water level data...
A considerable rainfall has occurred in the catchment areas of the Aththanagalu Oya Basin as atb5.00 AM today (22). By...
A significant rainfall of nearly 300 mm has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin....
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Gampaha, Kalutara and Ratnapura valid...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
A French appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Rio de Janeiro – Paris...
Israel has deported hundreds of foreign activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week,...
Chennai Super King’s (CSK) slim playoff hopes were crushed emphatically by Gujarat Titans [GT] in Ahmedabad on Thursday night as...
Gaby Lewis has been rested for Ireland’s upcoming T20I tri-series against Pakistan and West Indies at home in Clontarf as...
Aljazeeraa reported that junior doctors across England have started their three-day strike, protesting against inadequate pay and burnout that risks driving staff out of the National...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 March 2023 by Department of Meteorology Several spells of light showers may occur in Eastern and Uva provinces...
Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday (13) declared that President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also the Finance Minister, had to carry out the interim order...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government has stepped up attacks on the Election Commission (EC) in the wake of the Supreme Court directive meant to clear...
SLA contingent armed with clubs at Uni protest: By Shamindra Ferdinando Newly-appointed Chairperson of Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security Rear Admiral (retd.) Sarath Weerasekera yesterday...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka was now transitioning to a new economic model, breaking away from the previous unsustainable model, Governor of the Central Bank Dr....
By Shamindra Ferdinando Top Nidahas Janatha Sandhanaya spokesman Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (13) alleged that President Ranil Wickremesinghe would not have taken on the judiciary...
Tuesday 14th March, 2023 Progress eludes countries where populist politics has taken precedence over economics, Sri Lanka being a glaring example. Politicians, unlike statespersons, do not...
The state-run hospitals were affected in several districts including Colombo when the GMOA (Government Medical Officers’ Association) launched a strike yesterday (13) to pressure the government...
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has declined to appear before the Human Rights Commission. An aide to Mr. Alles told The Island that the Minister did...
By Geewananda Gunawardana Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Consultant Boston, MA, USA Chemical weapons were used for the first time in 1915 by German army in the battlefield against...
The democratic system is based on the system of checks and balances. The judiciary is one of the three main organs of the state. Its apex...
