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,...
98th National Athletics Championship- Day 1 by Reemus Fernando Sprinters Nadeesha Ramanayake and Kalinga Kumarage and long jumper Sarangi Silva commenced from where they left exactly...
THASL Chief says support needed to prevent widespread devastation Hotel industry alone employs approximately 250,000 staff Seeks loan interest waiver for Rs. 350 bn debt till...
“We should have acted more prudently on SLMC issue’ by Saman Indrajith Responding to criticism on moves to hand over the East Terminal of the Colombo...
by Suresh Perera The raging Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to trade and business across the board with industry players describing the lull as...
Ivan Attanayake was my classmate from grade 1 to AL’s at St. Peter’s Collage Colombo 4. He was a very good student and passed all exams...
Mannar Island is a bird paradise that survived Sri Lanka’s civil war Two thousand flamingos and a war-torn island: controversy over Australian mine proposal Have you...
by Rochelle Palipane Gunaratne An eagle soaring high in the sky is awe-inspiring but the wind beneath its wings deserves far greater praise for being the...
Remembered Yesterdays by J. Godwin Perera This year it was a quiet, subdued, Christmas. The restrictions imposed to control the Covid 19 pandemic made sure of...
by Zanita Careem In the new normal, Christmas is still a season of love… from a distance. Christmas this season will be different but that does...
Sri Lanka’s fame for some of world’s finest cocoa is threatened with the local production volumes declining sharply. Although an ideal inter-crop with coconut, promoting the...
by Rex Clementine The world is celebrating the election of Kamala Harris, the first female Vice-President of the US. But hey, we Sri Lankans had a...
The Pipping Ceremony (adorning the shoulders of young and promising officers with the insignia of the President’s Commission) was one of the customary features of the...
