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,...
Sri Lanka’s tea industry performed well in 2021 earning 1.3 billion U.S. dollars despite lower yields and higher costs of production. Chairman of the Sri Lanka...
Title: ALLEN ABRAHAM (Ambalavanar Subramaniar) and the Halley’s Comet Author: Allen L. Thurairatnam Publisher: Neptune Publishers, BATTARAMULLA (Sri Lanka) 2021; 96pp; LKR 2500.00 Reviewed by E.A....
by Zanita Careem As 2022 begins, the beauty boom continues. In this article Ramani Fernando takes a daring leap into the overarching themes set to trend...
Trevor Jayetileke, B.Sc. (Cey), Independent Oil/Gas Prospector of Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation never listens, learns or changes, but keeps rolling along making policy errors...
by Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka holds the record for nearly 14 per cent of the amphibian extinctions in the world. In other words, of the 130...
By Ifham Nizam Some senior officials of the Ministry of Power are blocking the release of reports revealing those responsible for the blackout in the Kotte...
Saturday 8th January, 2022 A government in trouble becomes so paranoid that it sees more devils than vast hell can hold. This may explain why the...
It may border on sacrilege to question the validity and purpose of the franchise and the party system in search of ‘democracy’ and governance. But looking...
by Rex Clementine Sri Lanka Cricket decided to lift the one year ban imposed on three of their contracted players yesterday after the players made an...
Title: ALLEN ABRAHAM (Ambalavanar Subramaniar) and the Halley’s Comet Author: Allen L. Thurairatnam Publisher: Neptune Publishers, BATTARAMULLA (Sri Lanka) 2021; 96pp; LKR 2500.00 Reviewed by E.A....
At Home By Ransiri Menike Silva Kate was an integral part of our complex. She was already there when I moved in. Not a prominent member,...
By Dinasena Ratugamage TNA MP Selvam Adaikalanathan has said the political parties representing the Tamil speaking people could not send a letter to Indian PM Narendra...
