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...
Nestomalt announced the second winner of its one-of-a-kind consumer promotion ‘SALARY for LIFE’ 2021. A 29-year-old mother of one, Ms. D.D.M. Thalagala from Dambulla was selected...
The Port City Colombo Marina welcomed the MY Kalizma – The Classic Superyacht, once owned by Hollywood screen idols Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The first...
DFCC Bank, the premier commercial Bank in Sri Lanka, announced the landmark signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE)...
The lead up to Christmas, and the New Year, certainly doesn’t look ‘blue,’ in any way. Initially, I was thinking of Elvis Presley’s ‘Blue Christmas’ –...
on his 25th anniversary The late, and great Clarence Wijewardene is one artiste who will never ever be forgotten – when it comes to music. It...
Crucial party leaders’ meeting today By Saman Indrajith The Opposition is expected to decide whether to boycott the ongoing debate on Budget 2022, after today’s party...
By Dr B. J. C. Perera Two years is perhaps a long time. But in stark reality, it was a long drawn out as well as...
Prof. Wimal Dissanayake was awarded the prestigious Asian Communication Award for 2021 by the Asian Media Information and Communication Center in the Philippines on04 December. This...
Huawei TrustInTech Summit 2021 was held online on recently, with the theme of “Global Collaboration for Shared Value.” Leaders from across the globe attended the event,...
Sri Lanka’s pioneering entertainment brand concentrating on delivering Value Added services to Telecommunications Service Providers, Evoke International Limited has partnered with SLT-MOBITEL to launch ‘Caller Tunes’....
by Norman Palihawadane The remains of Sri Lankan executive Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, who was brutally murdered while working in a factory in Pakistan, would be brought...
Abduction and disappearance of 11 youth: by AJA Abeynayake A three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court adjourned the hearing of the case against former Navy...
