The NPP government has issued a new extraordinary gazette renewing and extending Sri Lanka’s long-standing ban on the LTTE and...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath held productive discussions with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi today...
Australia captain Alyssa Healy will retire from all forms of cricket following the upcoming series against India. The 35-year-old wicket-keeper...
About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia’s landmark social media ban for kids. In...
They began with a scrappy last-ball win to kick off WPL 2026, but there was nothing scrappy about Royal Challengers...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opened an investigation and warned of possible disciplinary action for “unacceptable behaviour of...
The BCB’s integrity unit found “credible suspicion” during the ongoing BPL, which made them undertake “routine” operations, including questioning players...
Gujarat Giants (GG) put on a commanding 209 and would have thought they were well ahead when Delhi Capitals’ (DC)...
With scores of 74*, 135, 102 and 65* in his last four ODIs, Virat Kohli seemed to be telling the...
Dasun Shanaka clobbered 34 off 9 balls, Kusal Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka and Janith Liyanage all...
One person has died and 300 properties have been destroyed in bushfires that have torn across south-east Australia. The fires...
Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as protesters defied a deadly government crackdown on Saturday...
by Eng. Mahinda Panapitiya and Eng. Wasantha Lal (PhD) (Two residents from Attanagalu Oya Basin) Introduction Flooding during heavy rains and water pollution during normal time...
A frustrated fan’s viewpoint by Aravinthan Arunthavanathan Bhanuka Rajapaksa’s media outburst recently gave rise to polarizing views in cricketing circles. Whether it was warranted or not...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s request to Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga for 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine has been met with a positive response. This was...
The origin of poison in our food, drink and air we breathe is a topic that has assumed relevance and importance, in view of the ban...
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It By Tharishi Hewavithanagamage Directed by Michael Chaves, with a screenplay by David L. Johnson-McGoldrick from a story by...
By Rathindra Kuruwita At high rates of transmission, an effective lockdown combined with high rates of testing and isolation could stop an outbreak completely within six...
By Ifham Nizam President Gotabaya Rajapksa yesterday ordered action against some senior state officials who didn’t co-operate with the ministers in charge or delayed their scheduled...
Russian Ambassador Materiy has appreciated the timely contribution of troops against the spread of pandemic in the country when he called on Army Commander General Shavendra Silva,...
‘Yahapalana adjustments to construction master plan may have led to present situation’ Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday instructed his Ministry Secretary R....
The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), the apex body for Information and Communication Technology in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with PwC Sri Lanka, yesterday introduced...
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Colombo officer presented prepositioning relief supplies as a life-saving strategy for women and girls in Sri Lanka. A UNFPA release...
by Professor W. A. J. M. De Costa Senior Professor and Chair of Crop Science Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Why...
