Pressure mounts on govt. over Easter Sunday carnage The Catholic Church intends to formally request President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this...
Police Headquarters yesterday said that 70 people were killed in road accidents and drowning incidents during the traditional New Year...
Dasun Shanaka has received a one-year ban from participating in the Pakistan Super League [PSL] following a review of his...
Nahid Rana’s five-wicket haul followed by Tanzid Hasan’s fiery half-century got Bangladesh a six-wicket win against New Zealand. The home...
Sharmin Akhter’s 86 helped Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the first Women’s ODI in Rajshahi, which was...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 12.00 noon 20 April 2026 valid...
Global oil prices have jumped after US President Donald Trump said its navy had intercepted and seized an Iran-flagged cargo...
New Zealand has declared a state of emergency in its capital city Wellington as torrential rain and flash flooding drenched...
The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 19 April 2026, valid...
The remains of at least 50 infants and six adults have been dumped at a graveyard in Trinidad and Tobago,...
Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled a victory out of nowhere thanks to four unheralded bowlers taking the smallest chance given to them....
By Ifham Nizam The national policy to protect ecologically sensitive areas in Sri Lanka had been completed, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday, adding that steps...
By Eng. Parakrama Jayasinghe parajaysinghe@gmail.com I am not a fan of natural gas either in its gaseous state NG or the liquefied state LNG, both of...
Mr C W W Kannangara, the Father of Free Education in Sri Lanka entered the State Council, first from the Galle electorate, and then from Matugama....
By CHANDRE DHARMAWARDANA Canada. Not so long ago, Champika Ranavaka championed a hair-brained project known as “Polipto”, to make petrol from waste polythene. Ranawaka also pushed...
From mess to mess we stagger on. Strikes are still on between pedagogues and farmers. They, particularly the massed principals and teachers, bunch themselves up, masked...
Remittances by Sri Lankans employed abroad have been an important flow of foreign exchange into the country, with an annual average value of over US dollars...
The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results for its 2021-22 financial year. Group revenue was AED 24.7 billion (US$ 6.7 billion) for the first six months of...
No fertiliser from China, India airfreights it in! Supposed to be too late for the ‘maha’ harvest but “better late than never” is a valued adage....
In this day and age when the student community is undergoing untold hardships, it was heartening to receive this news flash from a friend domiciled in...
By Sanath Nanayakkare A project to revive Sri Lanka’s tourism was underway and in 2022 tourist arrivals would return to the pre-pandemic level, Tourism Minister Prasanna...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Public Health Inspectors’ Union (PHIU) President Upul Rohana said yesterday that legal action would be taken against those who organised religious programmes with...
By Saman Indrajith Former President and Polonnaruwa District MP Maithripala Sirisena said in Parliament yesterday that he was ready to resign as an MP if it...
