Heavy and persistent rains lashed several parts of Sri Lanka yesterday, triggering flooding, transport disruptions, flight diversions and multiple disaster...
Twenty-one alleged underworld operatives, deported from Dubai, were taken into custody by the CID, upon their arrival at the Mattala...
The National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
The US has announced a new policy that means most immigrants seeking a green card will have to leave the...
Tulsi Gabbard will resign from her position as the US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the largest and most powerful rocket in history after its highly anticipated test flight was...
Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts...
Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] won, and yet it didn’t feel like a win. Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] lost, but it didn’t...
The warning mentioned in the flood warning message No. 01 issued for the Aththanagalu Oya basin on 22.05.2026 at about...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
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...
Stopping the East Container Terminal deal with Adani Group of India had given a boost to public confidence that they could save national assets by agitating...
105th Colombo Championships Reigning men’s doubles national champions Thehan Wijemanne and Chathurya Nilaweera are set to meet in the last eight-round as the quarter-finalists were found...
By Ifham Nizam Presidential Task Force Chairman Basil Rajapaksa had given the green light for the provision of drinking water and electricity free of charge to 10,000...
Debutant Kyle Mayers scored a magnificent 210 not out as West Indies pulled off the fifth-highest successful chase in Test cricket, and highest in Asia, nailing...
Diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings reported resilient growth in top-line and bottom-line performances during the first nine months of the current financial year (9MFY21) with strong contributions...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, February 6: The unilateral scrapping by Sri Lanka of the trilateral agreement on developing the strategic East...
By Ifham Nizam Peradeniya University scientists are awaiting the Health Ministry’s go-ahead to launch the first locally manufactured anti-serum to treat snakes bites. The University’s Head...
So we are all set to celebrate National Day tomorrow (as I write this). All week long I heard jets screaming overhead in formation and the...
This is Your Answer As we adapt to a new norm, the world as we know it is more fragmented than ever before and demands systemic...
by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera I have such fond and lasting memories of the Health Department Sports Club. It gave me shelter from the storms of...
The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) urged all those eligible to receive the Covishield vaccine to do so, and not lose the opportunity as it is...
LILI Cheese, a pioneer farmhouse cheese manufacturer in Sri Lanka, has developed a ready-to-serve whey protein beverage as a joint effort with the National Science Foundation...
