Drug controversy: “Setting up state-of-the-art drug testing facility will cost Rs 5 billion” Activists call for legal action against politicians,...
Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Devon Conway 227, Tom Latham 137, Rachin Ravindra 72*; Alex Greaves 2-83) and 306...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland...
There was a little bit of rustiness as India returned to action 50 days after becoming ODI world champions, but...
Opener Sameer Minhas blitzed his way to 172 off 113 balls, setting up Pakistan’s demolition of India in thDeepeshe Under-19...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
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 Event Management Association of Sri Lankaheld the Dream Music Fest 2022 powered by Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, for the second consecutive...
Proposed roundtable discussion Former Speaker and Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya said yesterday his organisation was glad that the government...
I was at the Naval Detachment Talaimannar attached to Special Boats Squadron as Squadron Commander in the early 1990s and carried out ambushes at sandbanks against the...
This week a senior IMF official visited Sri Lanka to brief the government on the IMF’s assessment of the crisis-hit economy. The IMF Asia and Pacific...
High Commissioner Gopal Baglay inaugurated a humanitarian assistance programme for fishermen and their families in Northern Province along with Douglas Devananda, Fisheries Minister of Sri Lanka...
Dr Nihal Jayawickrama At a massive public rally on Tuesday, the Leader of the Opposition is reported to have “challenged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to call a...
By Rathindra Kuruwita A number of essential medical services including laboratories were grinding to a halt because the Ministry of Health had not paid suppliers to...
Country paying heavy price for delaying decision By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Governor of Uva, Southern and Central Provinces Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon yesterday (16) said that those...
Fending off the opposition with the tail, Marizanne Kapp kept her nerve in a crucial cameo of 34 to clinch a narrow two-wicket win for South...
Samsung, Sri Lanka’s most trusted smartphone brand, unveiled its most premium flagships – Galaxy S22 Series – in Sri Lanka at an exclusive media event. Galaxy...
The 38th Battle of the Saint’s between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College was played on the 17 and 18 of March 1972 (50 years...
Acknowledging that the growing difficulties experienced by the people, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has urged them to have faith in him. Blaming the foreign exchange crisis for...
