Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya yesterday sad that the Executive Presidency would be abolished, in line with the NPP’s election manifesto....
Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that the suspension of duties imposed on Dr. Rukshan Bellana, Deputy Director of the...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
The United States military is “striking very seriously against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in Syria”, President Donald Trump said, a week...
Pakistan marched into the final of the Under 19 Asia Cup with a clinical eight wicket win over Bangladesh in...
Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George’s patient half-centuries helped India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-reduced game and set up an...
Dasun Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s T20I captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. The move to...
GovPay, Sri Lanka’s Government Digital Payment Platform concluded the year 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction...
Devon Conway brought up a double-century and pushed New Zealand into such a strong position in Mount Maunganui that they...
At times during the first half of the third day at Adelaide Oval, England threatened to keep their Ashes hopes...
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Rana arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on a formal visit on Monday morning (11 August 25). The visiting ship was...
A second person has died after an explosion tore through a Pennsylvania steel plant on Monday, local officials have confirmed. The body was discovered after a...
The US and China have extended their trade truce until 10 November, just hours before a jump in tariffs had been set to take effect. In...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake chaired a meeting on Monday (11) morning at the Presidential Secretariat to review projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for the...
Manchester Originals chalked up their first win of the season after a solid all-round batting performance, London Spirit coming up just short in their chase after...
Reigning champions London Spirit made it three from three as they downed Manchester Originals in a nail-biter at Emirates Old Trafford, Grace Harris’s beautifully paced unbeaten...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 12 AUGUST 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 August 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in Western...
… three soldiers remanded till 19 Aug. pending investigations Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) yesterday (11) declared a hartal on Friday (15) in the Northern and...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who also holds Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education portfolios, recently assured that a mechanism would be soon formulated for placements...
Deputy Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni yesterday (11) said that for want of anaesthetists the number of surgeries performed at government hospitals had...
There has been a steep decline in Dhamma school attendance, with nearly 2.2 million students having discontinued their Dhamma education, says Deputy Minister Gamagedara Dissanayake. Statistics...
SJB MP Dr. Kavinda Jayawardena yesterday (11) said that the Opposition would hand over a no-confidence motion against Deputy Defence Minister Maj. Gen. (retd) Aruna Jayasekera...
