The internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” originating from the United States, is set to take place in Sri Lanka starting...
The World Bank Group and the Sri Lankan government on Thursday launched a new five-year country partnership framework to support...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 April 2026, valid...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Government Ayurveda Medical Officers yesterday threatened to launch a countrywide agitation and strike unless their additional service allowance is restored. The Joint Committee of Government Ayurveda Medical Officers’ Trade...
Sri Lanka’s national mental health helpline has received 19,000 calls recorded during the past nine months alone, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) says. This...
Sri Lanka opened their account at the Women’s World Cup after their league clash against defending champions Australia was washed out at R. Premadasa Stadium on...
The Sri Lanka Navy on Friday (03) entered into an agreement with the local representatives of two foreign Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) to facilitate the...
The Provincial Council elections would be held before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in 2026, a government spokesperson said, adding that the government was planning...
A group of civil society organisations and activists have condemned, what they called, the surveillance, harassment, and intimidation, of Mullaitivu-based journalist Kumanan Kanapathipillai. The following is...
Monday 6th October, 2025 Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has returned his official bulletproof vehicle in compliance with a government directive, according to the Opposition. There has...
The Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court yesterday granted permission to the Western Province North Crime Division to detain and question the brother-in-law of underworld figure Nedungoda Nirmala Prasanna,...
Sri Lanka’s long-delayed effort to curb plastic pollution must now move from talk to tangible action, says Hemantha Withanage, Executive Director of the Centre for Environmental...
Children around the world are being relentlessly targeted by the ultra-processed food and beverage industry, according to a new UNICEF report that warns of a deepening...
The time has come for the Sri Lankan intelligentsia to admit, grudgingly as it may be, that Buddhism has come to a crisis state just as...
A fatal road accident at Kananwila, on the Horana–Moragahahena Road, claimed the lives of a young married couple on Saturday (04) afternoon. The victims, a 24-year-old...
