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 Ifham Nizam Nearly 20 leading environmental/wildlife organisations have teamed up to make an appeal to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ensure the environmental security and rights...
As a sovereign nation, Sri Lanka celebrates its 73rd Independence Day on February 4. The main ceremony to mark the historic occasion will be held at...
A decade of steeplechase dominance by Reemus Fernando Dominating any sport for a long time is not an easy task. It takes commitment and a...
In line with the government’s development drive, People’s Bank introduced the Vanitha Saviya loan scheme in 2020 to empower Sri Lanka’s women entrepreneurs. This loan was...
By Shamindra Ferdinando National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa, MP, yesterday (2) said that the party that controlled the East Container Terminal (ECT) would be...
by Dr. Sarath Gamini De Silva All new born children are ‘anonymous’ with no name, race or creed. These labels are assigned, within a few weeks...
Reviewed by Nanda P Wanasundera Here is a collection of eleven short stories by Rukmini Attygalle, her first foray into having her creative writing published....
By Lynn Ockersz The hooded and helmeted gunmen on wheels, Roared into the mid-day melee with ease… Two dark spectral birds of prey, Zooming in...
All players shortlisted for the tour of the Caribbean will have to do a two kilometer run in eight minutes and 35 seconds by Rex Clementine...
By Jolly Somasundram “My name is Oxymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works ye mighty, and despair. Nothing beside remains round the decay Of...
Duncan White, Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sharm Mustafa and Oscar Wijesinghe are seen in this picture which appeared in The Ceylon Daily News decades ago. Duncan White, Lakshman...
Foreign Secretary Prof. Admiral Jayanath Colombage recently emphasized the importance in bringing together like-minded persons interested in Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) issues. With the US...
