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...
One of Sri Lanka’s most respected brands, Maliban initiated yet another first when the brand aired Sri Lanka’s first ever sign language TV commercial, in celebration...
Cass was well aware we were in the second wave of Covid-19 infection with a Ukrainian pilot bringing in a more ferociously spreading variant which spread...
By Norman Palihawadana Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday urged the government to halt a mega tourism project to be carried out in the Muthurajawela...
About 4,000 youth in the North and Eastern provinces would be given jobs under the government’s scheme to provide 100,000 jobs to youth from poor families,...
Reality dawns on Trump as Congress certifies Biden’s win US President Donald Trump on Thursday, finally softened his stand of the outcome on the 2020 presidential...
Despite the ongoing pandemic and its challenges, the Aitken Spence team connected virtually with the employees of Aitken Spence across different countries to celebrate the dawn...
The ‘Suraksha’ children’s insurance policy granted by the Ministry of Education to all school going students free of charge has once again been awarded to Sri...
‘The pandemic has now reached a level in which no human can make an optimal decision without the aid of a computer. Therefore, we need to...
Sri Lanka’s most MSME friendly bank HNB PLC, announced the launch of a Rs. 20 million grant fund to support 200 microfinance customers affected by the...
Minister of Public Security, Sarath Weerasekera yesterday said that he would stand by policemen who performed their duty diligently. Weerasekera made the statement addressing SSPs. “A...
By Rajitha Ratwatte fromoutsidethepearl@gmail.com We had three concurrent test matches last week. Six countries and their elite cricketers on display. How the matches played out and...
by Sanath Nanayakkare The recent downgrading of Bank of Ceylon’s foreign debt rating had affected none of the bank’s customers who obtained Letters of Credit (LCs)...
