Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Punjab are the Kings of 200 plus chases in the IPL. They’d done it eight times before Friday night, and...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 April 2026, valid...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa received unanimous support for a second term as ADB President from the members of ADB’s Board of Governors voting...
LOOK GOOD – with Disna Apart from the face packs and masks, there are certain easy to do remedies that you have to do, daily, after...
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has raised concerns over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to declare a State of Emergency. “This spells a great danger to the...
A response to The Island editorial, ‘Stop brawling in a graveyard’ By Dr Tara de Mel The editorial of The Island (01 Sept.) succinctly and accurately...
Thursday 2nd September, 2021 Investigations into three Sri Lankan boats carrying drugs and arms, intercepted in Indian waters, has shed light on an attempt to revive...
By Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne President’s Counsel On 30 August 2021, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was reported to have issued emergency regulations relating to the supply of essential...
by Rex Clementine Since Kumar Sangakkara left, press conferences by Sri Lanka captains are of little use. Angelo Mathews did give you enough stuff to ponder,...
Stimulus from reserve buffers By Hiran H.Senewiratne Trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was bullish throughout yesterday due to turnover surpassed Rs 14 billion and...
Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has partnered with UnionPay International (UPI) to offer UnionPay QR code payment service in Sri Lanka. UnionPay is the first global card...
By Tharishi Hewavithanagamage A jam-packed slate of must-watch movies lies ahead. With the pandemic starting to settle down in some areas of the world, movies are...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Vaccination was not a silver bullet, and it had to be supplemented by other initiatives to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, Prof Manuj Weerasinghe,...
Hoarded sugar stocks belong to three importers -Minister By Shamindra Ferdinando State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna, yesterday (31) said that a large...
