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...
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...
The National Building Research Institute [NBRI] has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
Based on the heavy rainfall currently being received in the Kalu River Basin and the analysis of water level data...
A considerable rainfall has occurred in the catchment areas of the Aththanagalu Oya Basin as atb5.00 AM today (22). By...
A significant rainfall of nearly 300 mm has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin....
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Gampaha, Kalutara and Ratnapura valid...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
A French appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Rio de Janeiro – Paris...
Israel has deported hundreds of foreign activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week,...
ECONOMYNEXT – Over 600 fishermen in Sri Lanka’s former northern war zone have switched to sea cucumber farming, a booming trade, in the coastal belt of...
by Kumar David The NPP released its initial political Manifesto entitled a Rapid Response to Overcome Current Challenges on December 21 last year ( https://www.npp.lk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NPP-Booklet-English.pdf). Notably...
Mahendra Engineering Pvt. Ltd., a pioneer in providing architectural and structural designs, bills of quantities (BOQs), valuations and all types of other engineering services, reaffirms its...
by Goolbai Gunasekara For the last five decades, the Daily Press has been highlighting the requests, then complaints, finally outright DEMANDS of our totally unworthy university...
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY By Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum...
SMB Leasing PLC was recognized for its outstanding response to the covid-19 crisis at the 2021 South Asian Business Excellence Awards held in Colombo recently with...
Best chocolate brand in the country markets three new products with CSR as one of its objectives The best chocolate brand in Sri Lanka, Kandos, now...
by PROF.TISSA VITARANA With the dawn of the Year 2022 I wish you all happiness, good health, and fulfillment of your needs and targets. But I...
by Harischandra Gunaratna Lankan expatriates in Frankfurt heave a sigh of relief following government’s closure of Sri Lankan consulate there alleging that it had been a...
ECONOMYNEXT – With community spread of the Omicron variant showing some acceleration, Sri Lanka’s health authorities fear a spike in daily COVID-19 cases in mid January,...
Uterine myomas, commonly called fibroids, are very common in South Asian and African women. However, the risk of them turning malignant or cancerous is very rare....
By AJA Abeynayake Colombo Chief District Judge Aruna Aluthge last week (4) issued an interim injunction on the parent company YouTube LLC of California and Keerthi...
