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...
In celebration of Sustainable Gastronomy Day, Jetwing Hotels hosted ‘Elementally Plated’, at Black Coral, the fine dining restaurant located at Jetwing Beach, Negombo. The event was...
Recognising the rapid emergence of the gig economy in Sri Lanka, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon has introduced ‘ComBank GIG+’ – a specialised banking solution designed...
For a second day in a row, the United States has launched strikes against Iran, once again citing an attack against a commercial vessel as a...
Tiny Cape Verde have become the history makers of World Cup 2026 by defying all odds to become the smallest country to earn a spot in...
India suffered a potential injury scare ahead of the Test series in Sri Lanka, with their No.3 B Sai Sudarshan retiring hurt on 7 while playing...
Teams that finished in the top four of each group at the ongoing T20 World Cup have secured their spots for the next edition of the...
A three wicket haul from Dilip Sandaruwan and notable contributions from Mohamed Shilmi [47] and Chathurabga Dewapriya [30] helped Maliban Biscuits defeat HNB Assurance by seven...
A discussion was held on Friday (26) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and industrialists in the coconut and food and beverage manufacturing sectors...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined the ceremony held on Friday (26) morning at the Sri Lanka Infantry Regimental Centre in Panagoda to extend his best wishes to members...
As well as things had gone for New Zealand on day one at Trent Bridge, they went badly on day two. England, led by a four-wicket...
A new earthquake has been detected off the northern coast of Venezuela, registering as magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale. The tremor on Friday comes days...
The United States has renewed its attacks against Iran in response to an incident a day earlier when a cargo vessel was struck by an Iranian...
