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,...
People living close to the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak have told the BBC of their fear, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned cases...
No Riyan Parag? No Ravindra Jadeja? No fast start for Vaibhav Sooriyavanshi? No problem for Rajasthan Royals (RR) as they hunted down 221 against Lucknow Super...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 20 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The South-West monsoon is gradually getting established...
The government was committed to fulfilling the aspirations of war heroes who liberated the country, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday, addressing the 17th National War...
Environment Minister Dhammika Patabendi yesterday sounded a strong warning over the rapid destruction of elephant habitats in the Hambantota region, declaring that the proposed Hambantota Elephant...
UN Resident Coordinator here, Marc-André Franche, said yesterday that efforts to establish ‘Unified Civil Registry’ programme was underway. Led by UNDP and the World Health Organisation...
The government would continue to enforce the QR code system for fuel distribution in a bid to regulate and reduce fuel consumption, amid the ongoing Persian...
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday (19) said that President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, Deputy Minister of Defence Maj. Gen. (retd) Aruna Jayasekara, and the Public Security Minister...
Private taxi operators at Bandaranaike International Airport are calling for urgent rental relief, stating that they are struggling to sustain operations after paying nearly Rs. 19...
The Sri Lanka women’s volleyball team, powered by Dialog Axiata is set to depart the country today to compete in the 2026 Central Asian Women’s Volleyball...
The US has been complicit in the 9 July 2022 assault on the President’s House. A new book, on the regime change project, by renowned political...
Wednesday 20th May, 2026 The police did precious little to prevent the various events, held in the North and the East on Monday, to commemorate the...
