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 Horana Hospital, which was a base hospital, had been upgraded to the level of District General Hospital on 03-06-2022 and is currently administered under the...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development to revise the bus fares by the National...
Mexico turned on the style at their iconic Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, brushing Ecuador aside 2-0 to break their FIFA World Cup knockout curse dating back...
US President Donald Trump made more than $1bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025. In a...
Kylian Mbappe scored twice, and Michael Olise was in scintillating form as France beat Sweeden 3-0 at the World Cup and set up a last-16 clash...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 01 JULY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 July 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
The Samagi Joint Trade Union Alliance Spokesman Ananda Palitha yesterday maintained that the prices of a litre of auto diesel and a litre of petrol 92...
The Vinivida Foundation has requested the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to investigate the role played by former Chairman of Election Commission,...
Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, MP, has called for Sri Lanka to adopt a science-based approach to climate resilience and disaster preparedness, emphasising that climate...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has promoted Navy Commander Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda to Admiral’s rank, effect from yesterday (30). The President granted the promotion ahead of...
Wednesday 1st July, 2026 The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has reduced the prices of petrol 92 Octane and auto diesel marginally by Rs. 20 per litre...
How Hawala and Undiyal created parallel banking system Sunil works as a driver in Dubai. Every month, on payday, he sets aside a portion of his...
