The NPP government is trying to maintain a balance between continuing demands for releasing north-east land held by the military...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lahiru de Silva yesterday granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on...
Scotland take on West Indies in Leeds at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT) in Group 2 of the Women’s T20...
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones...
Oil prices have dropped following the United States and Iran’s signing of an interim peace agreement, resuming a slide interrupted...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
Ghana’s fans and players celebrated wildly as Caleb Yirenkyi finished a sweeping counterattack with a tap-in goal in the fifth...
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has announced that a memorandum of understanding with the United States has...
A game that began with the prospect of a chastening defeat for Pakistan at South Africa’s hands did, indeed, end...
Australia gave themselves another significant net run-rate boost by dispatching Bangladesh with ease at Headingley, restricting them to 77 for...
In overcast Headingley conditions, an all-round performance from Shafali Verma, who scored her first fifty at a T20 World Cup,...
Several tankers carrying Iranian oil have crossed the United States blockade line in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a...
The year 2025 has been recorded as the highest revenue-earning year in the history of Sri Lanka Customs, stated Director General of Sri Lanka Customs, Mr....
India completed a dominant series sweep over Sri Lanka, clinching the fifth and final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram by 15 runs. Posting 175 for 7 thanks to...
Teachers, principals and education professionals have said the government is unprepared to roll out proposed education reforms scheduled to take effect from next week, and warned of nationwide trade...
SLT-MOBITEL’s post-Cyclone Ditwah response reinforces its role as the National ICT Solutions Provider In the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, SLT-MOBITEL led one of the most extraordinary...
Rajarata lecturers already on strike Lecturers of the Rajarata University withdrew from all academic and administrative duties yesterday (30), launching a strike in protest against what...
Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe, together with Kalutara District MPs Nandana Pathma Kumara and Oshani Umanga, visited the ‘Viyawasaya Super Fair – 2025’...
Johan Fernando, son of former Minister Johnston Fernando, was arrested yesterday (30) by the Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID). According to police, the arrest follows investigations...
Under 19 Cricket Manitha Rajapaksha collected a match bag of 11 wickets as Mahinda romped to an innings and 25 runs victory over Lumbini in the...
Wednesday 31st December, 2025 The health sector has long been free from the clutches of the likes of Keheliya Rambukwella and his bureaucratic lackeys, but it...
(This is the 100th column of the Out of the Box series, which began on 6 September, 2023, at the invitation of this newspaper – Ed.)...
CC in dilemma over filling impending vacancies Amidst a simmering row over the controversial move to have Deshabandu Tennakoon as the IGP at the time of...
The dawn of 2026 represents a time for critical recalibration, not just ceremony, for the nation’s vital construction sector, says Eng Nissanka N Wijeratne, Secretary General/CEO...
