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...
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...
The ECB has sacked Brendon McCullum as England’s Test head coach but he will remain in charge of their white-ball...
Yastika Bhatia followed India team-mate Kranti Gaud in etching her name onto the Lord’s Test honours boards with a...
Linda Noskova recovered from an attack of nerves that saw her squander five match points in the second set as she completed...
The Navy apprehended one suspect along with a dinghy whilst smuggling a staggering 935,000 medicinal capsules in the seas off Ippantivu, Kalpitiya on 30 June. Navy...
Civil society group Free Lawyers has opposed a government move to extend the retirement ages of Superior Court judges. The text of their statement: “Free Lawyers...
Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Hansaka Wijemunige states that the Ambuluwawa Biodiversity Complex and Reserve in Gampola is a public property and therefore it will be...
Spain coasted past Austria and into the FIFA World Cup last 16 on Thursday, thoroughly outclassing their opponents in a 3-0 knockout win, with a brace...
Foreign Relations are all about “Control” particularly in the context of Relations between Major Powers such as the USA, China and India and small sovereign States...
The vibrant celebration of Canada’s 159th National Day in Colombo brought together diplomats, government representatives, leading business executives and members of the Sri Lankan and Canadian...
Friday 3rd July, 2026 The JVP-NPP government has decided to allow the Emergency regulations to lapse, according to media reports. This is something welcome, but it...
Pakistan Defence Secretary Lieutenant General (retd.) Muhammad Ali, arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (01 July) to participate in the 6th Pakistan-Sri Lanka Armed Forces Defence...
The word “Sir” is classically and linguistically associated with Great Britain and His Majesty’s English Language. As an esteemed prefix, it generally refers to a Knight,...
Tales of Mystery and Suspense – 8 The Murder Room gets its title from a room of that name in a museum dedicated to Victorian memorabilia,...
Hundreds of members of the Sri Lankan community from across the United States gathered at Tall Timbers Park in New Jersey recently for the 19th Annual...
Tokyo Cement hosted ‘Build Beyond 2026 Summit’, a premier knowledge-sharing conference that brought together leading academics, civil and structural engineering experts and professionals of the Sri...
