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...
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 Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
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...
Kayts Magistrate has remanded eight persons, including the chief organiser of the ruling NPP for Kayts until 11 August, over damages inflicted on a local Catholic Church....
National Chess Championship 2025 Dhanushka Bandara and Esandi Newansa emerged men’s and women’s champions respectively at the National Chess Championship concluded at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel...
The Bentota-Beruwala Hoteliers Association held its 25 th Annual General Meeting recently at the Taj Bentota Resort and Spa. Renowned hospitality industry icon Indaka de Silva...
Potential educational system reforms in Sri Lanka have become a prominent topic of national debate, attracting the interest of policymakers, educationists, and the public. The most...
