Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday called on the government to begin negotiations immediately for a successor programme with the International...
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Hiniduma Sunil Senevi yesterday told Parliament that 42 ancient paintings were missing from...
A discussion with the Catholic Council was held on Thursday (21) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat under the co-chairmanship of...
Italian Navy’s ITS GIOVANNI DELLE BANDE NERE, which arrived in Colombo (21 May 2026) on a replenishment visit, departed the...
The National Building Research Institute [NBRI] has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
Based on the heavy rainfall currently being received in the Kalu River Basin and the analysis of water level data...
A considerable rainfall has occurred in the catchment areas of the Aththanagalu Oya Basin as atb5.00 AM today (22). By...
A significant rainfall of nearly 300 mm has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin....
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Gampaha, Kalutara and Ratnapura valid...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
A French appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Rio de Janeiro – Paris...
Israel has deported hundreds of foreign activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week,...
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...
