Vast majority of wounded also non-convicts A file picture of the Negombo Prison during the recent riots By Shamindra Ferdinando...
The death of 128 wild elephants during the first four-and-a-half months of 2026 has triggered renewed concern among Wildlife authorities...
Years of political history and football rivalry will collide in Atlanta when England face Argentina in a World Cup semifinal...
The 2027 ODI World Cup, to be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, will be a 14-team event but...
United States President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi have met at the White House in Washington, DC,...
Spain snuffed out France’s dream of a third World Cup triumph, taming their galaxy of forwards to win 2-0 and...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to appoint S....
Oil prices have surged to their highest level in a month as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran...
England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start the World Cup semi-final against Argentina....
The US military says it has launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hours before a reinstated naval...
India’s spinners made light work of England on the final day of the first ever women’s Test at Lord’s, wrapping...
Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the architect of Qatar’s remarkable transformation into an ultra-wealthy modern nation with...
We are living in ‘Trump times’ characterised by never ending craziness but it is not confined to the USA alone. I will come to our part...
Tuesday 14th July, 2026 Paddy farmers have refused to sell their produce to the Paddy Marketing Board (PMD) at the prices offered by the government. They...
The story of Chandi (T081), the legendary one-tusked elephant of Galgamuwa, is not merely the tale of a wild tusker. It is the remarkable chronicle of...
The current debate on increasing the retirement age of judges has attracted considerable public attention. While some people support the proposal as a means of retaining...
Court proceedings involving inmates transferred from the Negombo Prison to other prisons will be conducted online, subject to court approval, the Department of Prisons said. Prisons...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) will host the Inaugural National Sustainable Development Law Symposium on 21 July at The Hilton Colombo, bringing together legal...
The city’s most awaited nostalgia night is around the corner, and it’s going to be loud, lively, and full of heart. On Saturday, 25th July, the...
Education has always been one of the strongest foundations of Sri Lanka’s social and economic development. In today’s rapidly changing world, however, education must prepare students...
A young couple was arrested in Polonnaruwa, while allegedly transporting Crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’) in a luxury vehicle, police said yesterday. The suspects, aged 24 and 22,...
The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC), Sri Lanka’s premier employers’ organisation, has appointed Yashoravi Bakmiwewa as its 14th Director General, marking a historic milestone in the...
Yes, Sri Lanka has lost one of its most beloved voices. Mariazelle Goonetilleke, of ‘Kandy Lamissi’ fame, is no more. She passed away last Friday morning...
Sri Lanka has recorded 68,672 dengue cases and 47 deaths so far this year, according to the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU). Data released by the...
