Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday raised concerns over the recent suspension of Parliament’s Deputy Secretary General and Chief...
The 78th Independence Day celebrations in the Central Province are scheduled to be held today from 8:00 AM at the...
United States President Donald Trump has confirmed that talks with Iran are continuing to try to de-escalate tensions in the...
Seven million people’s cancer could be prevented each year, according to the first global analysis. A report by World Health...
Spain has become the latest European country to make plans to ban social media for children under the age of...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayaike in his Independence Day message called upon all Sri Lankans to join hands in unity, determination...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her Indepencence Day message invited all Sri Lankans to stand united with renewed confidence...
Only five players had scored hundreds in U19 World Cup semifinals before England captain Thomas Rew and his Australian counterpart...
An explosive opening stand from Lizelle Lee and Shafali Verma combined with an excellent bowling effort from Chinelle Henry propelled...
Will Jacks led the way before Jacob Bethell sealed the deal with a career-best haul of 4 for 11, as...
The authorities in Puntland, a semi‑autonomous region of Somalia, have executed a woman convicted of murdering a 14‑year‑old girl, in...
The final over of the day’s play in multi-day cricket, including potentially in Tests, will not end if there is...
Usha Vance, the wife of Vice-President JD Vance, has announced she is pregnant with her fourth child. In a post on X, the second lady said...
A discussion to review the progress of projects implemented under the Ministry of Digital Economy in 2025 and to examine new projects planned to be implemented...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 21 JANUARY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 January 2026 by the Department of Meteorologyy The prevailing dry weather conditions are expected...
A simmering confrontation between the government and the powerful Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade unions intensified yesterday, with the latter signalling continued industrial action, even as...
Of over 37,000 held in country’s prisons, nearly 27,000 are suspects Dumbara Prison built to accommodate 699 persons is now being expanded to hold 2,900 persons....
A Criminal Court has remanded two Sri Lankan nationals, arrested for alleged violence in Velana International Airport (VIA), in custody for 15 days in the southern...
The World Bank has asserted that Sri Lanka’s economic growth would be slowed down in 2026 and 2027.The World Bank in its latest Global Economic Prospects...
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) yesterday said that approximately 1,000 Sri Lankans would be sent to Israel for home-based nursing jobs in 2026....
Every January, we make grand resolutions about our finances. We promise ourselves we’ll save more, spend less, and finally get serious about investments. By March, most...
Wednesday 21st January, 2026 A rice tycoon has become a clout chaser, posting ostentatiously on social media about his extravagance ad nauseam. He has been TikToking...
A significant portion of the history of paediatrics is a triumph of prevention. From the simple act of washing hands to the miracle of vaccines, preventive...
We express our profound concern and deep outrage at the vulgar, misogynistic, and defamatory attacks being directed at the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Dr....
