Payment made to new account number outside agreement Civil society group ‘Free Lawyers’, which exposed the payment of USD 2.5...
Hambantota International Port (HIP) successfully handled container vessel MSC Marie Leslie, marking one of its highest-volume vessel calls to date....
Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington...
Playing the first IPL El Clasico of their career, Chennai Super King’s Sanju Samson (101 not out) and Akeal Hosein...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid...
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Kurunegala and Ratnapura effective from...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south...
When Gary Kirsten coached India to ODI World Cup glory in 2011, 20 million Sri Lankan hearts were shattered. Now,...
Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
This is not really a eulogy, because to my mind, eulogies in general seem to invest the deceased with virtues and attributes, some of which no...
‘Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the World, a statement made by Hillary Clinton that packs quite a punch. It is a fact...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Striking health sector trade unions yesterday (11) declared that they wouldn’t call off their trade union action in spite of a Court ruling...
By Dr D. Chandraratna Issuing a statement to the media Mr Mahanama has urged the airport authorities to take steps to mitigate inconvenience to passengers in...
In a game of contrasting halves, Sri Lanka were let down by their batting after the bowlers did a commendable job, particularly in the backend of...
By Saman Indrajith SLPP MP Tissa Kuttiarachchi has got his relatives to run an unauthorised rural bank, SJB Badulla District MP Chaminda Wijesiri told Parliament on...
Hirusha Hashen cleared 7.67 metres to establish a new Sri Lanka junior record in the boys’ long jump as he reached qualifying standards for the upcoming...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana At last, a government politician has spoken sense! Although our politicians often make sensible suggestions while they are in the Opposition, they...
Anuradhapura is a place of resonance for Pohottuva politics. It is from here that Gotabaya Rajapaksa made his echoing speech after being sworn in as the...
In the wake of Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, Senior Vice President of the SLFP declaring his opposition to the proposed surcharge tax on EPF...
Saturday 12th February, 2022 The past few weeks have seen an uptick in the incidence of sinners in the garb of MPs trading insults, and even...
By Shamindra Ferdinando A person shot by a police commando during a search operation in the Egodauyana police area in Moratuwa on Thursday night (10) has...
