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...
* Engage in a broader discussion on educational reforms! *Stop the closure of schools! * Prepare a plan to allocate 6% of the GDP to education!...
Veteran Gayanthika Abeyratne did not take part in top national level competition this year. With the old war horse settling into retirement after being in the...
The CID had been instructed to revisit the status of investigations into the mysterious disappearance of Rs. 5 million from a vault at the Central Bank...
A special raid carried out on Saturday (26) in the ‘K’ Ward of the Welikada Prison, where several high-profile inmates, including convicted former ministers, led to...
This has reference to an article by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana titled “Did the ‘unthinkable’ Happen?” in The Island of 22 July 2025. In his insightful article, the...
Nearly 20,000 individuals were subjected to checks and 408 fugitives apprehended during a large-scale, countrywide search operation conducted last Friday (25), the Ministry of Public Security...
Skeletal remains of 11 more individuals have been unearthed from the Chemmani Sindhubathi cemetery in Jaffna, bringing the total number of bodies recovered from the suspected...
A Sri Lankan woman has made headlines in Kuwait after authorities uncovered a 33-year-long fraud in which she deceived a Kuwaiti man, faked a pregnancy, and...
As Sri Lanka embarks on the development of its nuclear power programme, the country is making progress in establishing the necessary nuclear infrastructure, according to an...
Monday 28th July, 2025 Close on the heels of the discovery of an infant abandoned in a thicket in Mawathagama and the unearthing of the skeletal...
As Sri Lanka advances its digital transformation agenda, the nation is confronting a rapidly escalating wave of cyber threats, said a release. The latest cybersecurity data...
Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) the gateway to seamless event planning and execution in Sri Lanka, elevates Sri Lanka’s MICE industry marking a significant milestone for...
