Vast majority of wounded also non-convicts A file picture of the Negombo Prison during the recent riots By Shamindra Ferdinando...
The death of 128 wild elephants during the first four-and-a-half months of 2026 has triggered renewed concern among Wildlife authorities...
United States President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi have met at the White House in Washington, DC,...
Spain snuffed out France’s dream of a third World Cup triumph, taming their galaxy of forwards to win 2-0 and...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to appoint S....
Oil prices have surged to their highest level in a month as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran...
England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start the World Cup semi-final against Argentina....
The US military says it has launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hours before a reinstated naval...
India’s spinners made light work of England on the final day of the first ever women’s Test at Lord’s, wrapping...
Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the architect of Qatar’s remarkable transformation into an ultra-wealthy modern nation with...
The ECB has sacked Brendon McCullum as England’s Test head coach but he will remain in charge of their white-ball...
Yastika Bhatia followed India team-mate Kranti Gaud in etching her name onto the Lord’s Test honours boards with a...
Pakistan won the basement battle against Netherlands in a low-scoring game, with Gull Feroza’s half-century inspiring them to a 37-run win. In a low-scoring contest where...
Amir Jangoo amassed 233, RostonChase hit 194, and through a record-breaking 401-run partnership, the pair slow-roasted Sri Lanka on day three in Antigua. Their gargantuan stand...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 28 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the...
Rescuers are racing against time in Venezuela,three days after two powerful earthquakes struck, with at least 1,430 people confirmed dead and more than 51,000 still missing....
ECONOMYNEXT –International assistance for forensic analysis of the remains unearthed at the Chemmani mass grave will be sought when the need arises, Sri Lanka’s Minister of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $57.4 million financing package to help Sri Lanka expand access to affordable clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas...
The Colombo High Court on Friday ordered that proceedings in the case filed against 11 defendants, including former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and former Finance...
Wellness travel is no longer just about booking a massage and calling it self-care. According to the State of Retreats 2026 Report by BookRetreats.com, more travellers are now...
The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court on Friday ordered that four suspects, including the alleged mastermind behind the murder of a physiotherapist whose body was found inside...
Sampath Bank PLC and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have jointly launched Sri Lanka’s first real-time USD payment solution for the maritime industry, eliminating traditional...
Way back in 1844, Friedrich Engels, a wealthy school dropout from Germany, wrote the first of his many books, “The Condition of the Working Class in...
Fashion and fitness came together in a spectacular fashion event as FitCon Luxe unveiled its much-anticipated Active Edit Collection at an exclusive evening at Cinnamon Life...
