(AFP) Sri Lanka’s maritime authorities were monitoring a fleet of 11 US-sanctioned Iranian oil tankers just off the island’s southern...
Parliament is to debate next Wednesday the Government’s proposal to abolish the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), with...
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) has announced a reduction in the prices of Petrol 92 and Petrol 95, effective from...
Seven people have died after a passenger boat capsized near northern Cyprus, the Turkish Cypriot PM says. Search and rescue operations...
Iceland has voted against resuming talks on joining the European Union 13 years after they were broken off. Public broadcaster...
Turkish and Somali forces have freed a cargo ship held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland...
A ferry carrying around 260 people has capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus with a search underway for survivors,...
Imam ul Haq is unlikely to play the rest of Pakistan’s Lord’s Test against England after being diagnosed with a...
Voting has closed in Iceland’s referendum on resuming membership negotiations with the European Union. Voting stations closed on Saturday, but...
The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from 28th of August to 07th of...
Thirty-six (36) naval personnel completed an eight-month Basic Marine Qualification Course and received their Marine insignia at the main parade...
Water levels in the lake which formed amid the debris of the landslide in Tibet are rising once again, according...
Former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has denied allegations concerning his use of official vehicles and fuel consumption during his tenure, claiming that findings in a special...
The Peradeniya railway bridge is unlikely to be rebuilt until the Kandy city development plan is completed, the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Association (SLRSMA) has...
By Ifham Nizam An urgent joint action plan is to be implemented to tackle the worsening water pollution threatening the environmental health and tourism value of...
Saturday 29th August, 2026 The JVP-NPP government has responded to UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite’s statement on its move...
Sri Lanka’s expressways generated Rs. 124.57 million in revenue from 325,316 vehicles over August 26 and 27, according to the latest revenue figures. On August 26,...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said steps were being taken to present the Central Highlands Protection Authority Bill in Parliament by the end of this year, or...
Two more intervening petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court in support of the Government’s 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill currently before Parliament. One...
Sri Lanka has ranked 120th out of 130 countries in the latest comparative minimum wage report by Visual Capitalist, based on data from the International Labour...
95th Birth Anniversary of Mrs. B.M Alagoda More than spoken words, it is a deeper psychological resonance that binds individuals across a lifetime. Mrs. Alagoda, fondly...
By SB Seker, Head of APAC, Binance Sri Lanka’s economic rebound over the past four years is a testament to national resilience. The World Bank’s recent...
Legal provisions have been relaxed to enable Sri Lankan citizens, living as refugees in India, to return home safely through any international airport in Sri Lanka...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne CSE trading yesterday reflected positive sentiments due to reducing tensions in the West Asian region following Iran’s positive reactions to peace overtures....
