Payment made to new account number outside agreement Civil society group ‘Free Lawyers’, which exposed the payment of USD 2.5...
Hambantota International Port (HIP) successfully handled container vessel MSC Marie Leslie, marking one of its highest-volume vessel calls to date....
Playing the first IPL El Clasico of their career, Chennai Super King’s Sanju Samson (101 not out) and Akeal Hosein...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid...
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Kurunegala and Ratnapura effective from...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south...
When Gary Kirsten coached India to ODI World Cup glory in 2011, 20 million Sri Lankan hearts were shattered. Now,...
Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. His departure will be “effective...
by Sanath Nanayakkare The International Labour Organisation (ILO) which has conceptualised and introduced a viable Value Chain Financing (VCF) model for the coconut and coir industry...
“… we find that an armed conflict exists whenever there is resort to armed force between States or protracted armed violence between government authorities and...
Colombo seeks Beijing’s help to boost foreign investment China and Sri Lanka yesterday (28) reiterated their commitment to building stronger relations between the two nations, during...
Former Sri Lanka player and coach Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of...
GCE A/L results to be released in seven days Education Minister Prof G.L. Peiris yesterday announced that the results of the GCE A/L examination would be...
The highest Sangha council advising Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda has requested the Maha Sangha to recite the ‘Rathana Sutta’ in every temple...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) yesterday (28) scoffed at police headquarters request for a report on the Easter Sunday carnage the party had handed over...
The Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations didn’t go right in our part of the world. And, we have now got to face the music, as...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Attorney-at-law Rushdhie Habeeb alleges that the recent arrest of All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader Rishad Bathiudeen, MP, in connection with the ongoing...
The STF, on Tuesday, raided an artificial toddy distillery at Ottiyawatte in Kochchikade and taken into custody three persons along with stocks of ingredients and paraphernalia...
Moscow and Beijing are drifting closer because of their mutual interests By Surendra Singh Rawal Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s latest diplomatic flurry from Beijing to...
New Zealand (NZ) recently celebrated “VICTORY” over COVID–19 pandemic with a massive musical show, attended by over 50,000 fans. The decision by New Zealanders to hold...
