Former Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing concerns over the proposed abolition of...
Five suspects, including former Minister Johnston Fernando and his two sons, who were arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division...
It is now official: Scotland have replaced Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2026 starting in India and Sri Lanka...
At least seven people have died and more than 80 others are missing after a landslide hit Indonesia’s West Java...
Ukraine has condemned a fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight which killed one person and injured 23 others, as talks...
Sri Lanka elected to bat first in the second ODI against England at the R Premadasa International Stadium Sri Lanka:...
Bangladesh cruised to a seven wicket victory to close out their group stage, with a three-for from Iqbal Hossain Emon,...
A five-wicket haul from Will Byrom helped Australia top Group A of the Under 19 men’s World Cup after they...
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the...
Two people have died and several are feared buried after landslides in New Zealand’s North Island. The deaths were reported...
Following a difficult Ashes tour, what is left of Bazball ran into an old-fashioned spin-bowling choke in Colombo. There were...
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in their final group game of the 2026 Under 19World Cup in Harare, but did so in...
The USA-produced COVID-19 vaccines Moderna and Pfizer have been approved to be administered as the second dose for those who have received the first dose of...
The National Muslim Assembly of Sri Lanka was formally launched at its first annual general meeting held recently at Jetwing Colombo 07. Inaugurated by a collective...
Issuance window remains open today The latest $ 100 million Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDBs) issue has drawn only a demand of 35.5%, marking yet another...
SC to be moved against allegedly unauthorised changes in 14-A By Shamindra Ferdinando Civil society activist Nagananda Kodituwakku says Article 99A of the Constitution, which deals...
One million moodilla saplings would be planted on either side of roads to minimize carbon footprint and to manage emissions, Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister...
According to some newspapers,the Sri Lankan rupee, which shed its value from Rs.189 to Rs. 202 against the US dollar, within a span of six months,...
Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Petform Private Limited, a front runner in plastics and paper based packaging sector, clinched two awards at the ‘Entrepreneur of the...
By Norman Palihawadane and Cyril Wimalasurendre Two persons had been abducted and nailed to a wooden cross at Ampitiya over a Facebook post, Police said yesterday....
By M.C.M. Iqbal Associate Research Professor Plant and Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy. iqbal.mo@nifs.ac.lk Some basic facts about the two testing methods available...
Monday 28th June, 2021 These are really bad times for health ministers across the globe. They receive more brickbats than bouquets. Some of them have even...
World Athletics allocates ‘Universality Place’ for Nimali Sprinter Amasha de Silva returned a time of 11.59 seconds to clinch silver in the 100 metres and Nimali...
It was time to start engines to fly from Seoul to Vancouver. The aeroplane had come from Singapore and more than 200 passengers were transiting to...
