China and Sri Lanka have intensified joint law enforcement efforts to combat cross-border online gambling and telecom fraud, crimes that...
An assistant manager and a security officer, attached to a state bank branch in Horana, have been arrested in connection...
After a 16-wicket opening day of the English Test summer, a further 17 fell on the second on an up-and-down...
A first ODI win in the West Indies since 2013 and more importantly, a winning start to Gary Kirsten’s tenure...
Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of...
Iran’s World Cup football players have been granted visas to enter the United States, according to a White House official,...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasooriya in her Environment Day message said that the environment is the foundation of our livelihood...
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were ordered to shelter in an attached spacecraft after the structure suddenly started...
Qualifier Maja Chwalinska is one win away from a fairytale French Open triumph after setting up a final showdown with...
Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the...
Shreyas Iyer is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set for his maiden call-up,...
Pakistan edged home in a low-scoring tussle to secure their third straight ODI series win against Australia. They batted with...
by Ifham Nizam The country would come to a standstill if a sudden technical issue occurs at any of the three power plants in the Norochcholai...
Friday 25th February, 2022 The government, which is struggling to find forex even for fuel imports, has decided to spend as much as USD 56 million...
A news item claims, ‘President directs to pay Rs.80 billion to CPC’ to overcome the financial difficulties faced by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), especially the huge...
by Kalyananda Tiranagama Executive Director Lawyers for Human Rights and Development The Ministry of Justice has published in the Gazette on December 24, 2021 the Prohibition...
President’s Media Division says cheap protest by TNA with eye on UNHRC The MPs of Tamil political parties yesterday protested near the Presidential Secretariat against alleged...
Former Lake House Chairman, veteran journalist and television presenter Bandula Padmakumara passed away at the age of 71. He was the founding Editor of Lakbima newspaper....
By Rathindra Kuruwita A vital Medical Research Institute (MRI) laboratory had been made virtually defunct for over three weeks due to the actions of a specialist...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed Minister of Transport Pavithra Wanniarachchi to appoint a commission to resolve the issues faced by railway workers. The President gave the...
Venture Engine is once again taking up the mantle of kickstarting Sri Lanka’s startup sector. As Sri Lanka’s foremost startup funding platform, and a pioneer in...
Statement of Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa made under Standing Order 27(2) made in Parliament on 24.02.2022 The government, which is unable to manage the...
By Ifham Nizam Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday ordered the suspension of the excavation permit at Waduwaketugala in Dambadeniya. The Minister did so when a number...
By Saman Indrajith Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (retd) Sarath Weerasekera on Wednesday (23) told Parliament that those who made public statements on Easter Sunday terror...
