The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has directed owners of large-scale rooftop solar systems to temporarily disconnect their installations for a...
The cost of preparing a traditional kevili table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has risen by 7 per...
On Tuesday, from a balcony in Lima’s historic San Martin Square, Ricardo Belmont — who, at 80, is Peru’s oldest...
Vaibhav Sooriyavanshi equalled his own record for the fastest half-century, off 15 balls, in a six-fest on a flat Guwahati...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Fighting the Covid-19 pandemic: Superstitious beliefs and practices should not be given priority over the scientific process in facing the Covid-19 pandemic, says Dr. Anil Jasinghe,...
by Norman Palihawadana Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked government MPs not to be confined to their homes, but to reach out to the people by...
by Steve A. Morrell The Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB), in collaboration with the University of Peradeniya, introduced tea and its varied production components into the...
Youth for Justice Sri Lanka has called a media discussion on January 7 on the government’s decision to cremate Covid-19 positive victims. The organization said the...
As the pandemic will continue for considerable time In the context of the global economic recession and the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone is looking forward to an...
(Excerpted from Senior DIG Edward Gunawardena’s memoirs) It was indeed a privilege to meet and come to know Sir James Peter Obeysekera, a doyen of the...
‘WATCH OUT, FOLKS’, IS THE WARNING . . . by Selvam Canagaratna “A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a...
by Suresh Perera The purported “sacking” of the Lanka Sathosa Chairman over what was described as a “scandal” in the procurement of rice captured intense media...
by Zanita Careem The Double Tree by Hilton Weerawila, a property situated within the lush bird sanctuary which is home to over 40 species of birds...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directed the subject Minister and officials to intervene to stop irregularities in purchasing crops, including turmeric and maize, from farmers. Local farmers have...
Gajaba Regiment Troops presented a Military Salute to Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander, Shavendra Silva, who was promoted to the rank of a four-star...
by Malinda Seneviratne The year 2020 was eminently forgettable and that has very little to do with politics. The obvious need not be stated. As for...
