Heavy and persistent rains lashed several parts of Sri Lanka yesterday, triggering flooding, transport disruptions, flight diversions and multiple disaster...
Twenty-one alleged underworld operatives, deported from Dubai, were taken into custody by the CID, upon their arrival at the Mattala...
The National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
The US has announced a new policy that means most immigrants seeking a green card will have to leave the...
Tulsi Gabbard will resign from her position as the US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the largest and most powerful rocket in history after its highly anticipated test flight was...
Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts...
Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] won, and yet it didn’t feel like a win. Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] lost, but it didn’t...
The warning mentioned in the flood warning message No. 01 issued for the Aththanagalu Oya basin on 22.05.2026 at about...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
A discussion with the Catholic Council was held on Thursday (21) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat under the co-chairmanship of...
Italian Navy’s ITS GIOVANNI DELLE BANDE NERE, which arrived in Colombo (21 May 2026) on a replenishment visit, departed the...
Happy Thai Pongal! Cosmic phenomena have baffled mankind since the beginning of time. ‘Sun worshipping’ or ‘Heliolatry’ was one of the most widespread forms of worship...
Sorry folks, Cassandra will keep mum about local glories and glorious living in our country. If she cries her usual lamentation of “I see blood /mayhem/riots...
By A. Sukumaran – Chairman, Joint Apparel Association Forum Despite having faced down another tumultuous year, the Sri Lankan apparel industry has shown remarkable resilience in...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana It was 14th January 1982. I, together with my family, was making slow progress from Colombo to Matara in the pre-expressway era,...
The Sri Lankan Electronics Industry which has hitherto been largely an assembly industry centered around turning out of electronics components reached a historic milestone when Tos...
ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup Warm-up matches Sri Lanka Under 19s completed their ICC Under 19 World Cup preparations with a crushing 231-run win...
Siam City Cement Group (SCCC Group) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) extended their partnership for another three years by formalizing a new...
By Dr Dushni Weerakoon Sovereign debt restructuring can be pre-emptive or post-default. A default is inherently costly as it can result in a sustained loss of...
Friday 14th January, 2022 Former President and SLPP MP Maithripala Sirisena has an annoying habit of speaking in riddles. He is adept at obfuscating issues, and...
By Rex Clementine There was confirmation from Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday that fast bowler Lahiru Kumara had been selected in the squad to play the three...
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider and the only 4G VoLTE and VoWiFi mobile network, authorised reseller, partner network and eSIM service provider for...
By A.J.A. Abeynayake Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday (12) sentenced to death ex-Welikada Prisons Chief Lamahewage Emil Ranjan for the killing of eight inmates on 09...
