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...
Former President Maithripala Sirisena says he has always been against handing over the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port to foreigners. Sirisena, on Thursday evening,...
Amnesty dismisses it as eyewash President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a three -member Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to investigate, inquire into, and report or take necessary...
Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath yesterday told the media that the Ministry of Health would hold a COVID-19 vaccination trial today (23)...
Bravecto, introduced to the local market by the Browns Veterinary Pharmaceutical Division, is the world’s leading brand in providing immediate and persistent control of ticks and...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Neither President Gotabaya Rajapaksa nor a government representative had responded to a letter sent by environmentalists requesting that the new Elephant Holding Ground...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says it has received information of several financial frauds perpetrated through social media, Internet-based applications and mobile payment applications....
On January 21 ambassador Santhush Woonjin Jeong had the pleasure to meet the winners of the Korean language speech contest and felicitate them at the Korean...
By Steve A. Morrell The newest concept in fine dining was launched at the Cinnamon Grand. More so fine dining with the piquancy of authentic flavours...
By Dr D. CHANDRARATNA Turnarounds, we know from history, can never be predicted. But Indian lower order debutants did a magnificent turnaround last week that will...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Given that a large number of hospital workers had contracted COVID-19, the government was taking steps to fast track the import of a...
Sri Lanka Air Force has sent us the following statement in response to an article (That hazardous Ratmalana Wall) published on 21 Jan. It is with...
Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday (21) acknowledged that for want of tangible measures on the part of successive governments, there was a critical mismatch between...
