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...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 30 JULY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 30 July 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for evening...
Suspected of threatening Tiran and top cop over the phone Retired Senior DIG Priyantha Jayakody has been taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has declared that Sri Lanka and the Maldives will move forward as partners united by a common vision and purpose. President Dissanayake...
A 24-member delegation of young political leaders, representing 14 political parties, visited India from 14-25 July 2025. The delegation comprised Members of Parliament (MPs), former members...
The Attorney General is expected to request the appointment of a new Trial-at-Bar to hear witness testimonies in a case filed against the negligence of former...
Protests were held in the North and East over the weekend as families of the disappeared, civil society organisations, and human rights defenders rallied to demand...
Wednesday 30th July, 2025 Hardly a day passes without a fatal road accident being reported in Sri Lanka. It is not only on serpentine, cliff-side roads...
Justice Arjuna Obeysekere, in his dissenting opinion, asserted that the legality of Emergency Regulations has been the primary target of petitioners. Based on the first impression;...
Only athlete to win national titles in six disciplines More than two decades after first competing at national level Nimali Liyanarachchi is still among the athletes...
I am thankful indeed to Guwan Seeya (The unthinkable: The Island, 28 July) for expanding on and clarifying some of the points I raised in my...
A major debate is unfolding on the government’s proposed changes to Sri Lanka’s education system. Led by Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, the...
Sri Lanka has won a historic legal battle. In a long-awaited judgment, the Supreme Court has ordered the owners of the X-Press Pearl container ship to...
