… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Digital...
The Galle fort which has been declared as a World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization...
Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return...
The Artemis II astronauts are bound for Earth after conducting a historic lunar fly by and witnessing a total solar...
Matheesha Pathirana and Wanidu Hasaranga are among 15 Sri Lankan players under central contracts yet to take their mandatory fitness...
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 06 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Mohammed Shami’s miserly 2 for 9 and Rishabh Pant’s uncharacteristic half-century helped Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] open their account in...
By Ifham Nizam The wild boar population has spiked in the upcountry areas, an ongoing study reveals. Also known as wild swine and common wild pig,...
Fairfirst Insurance has introduced a revolutionary virtual assessment technology enabling policyholders to conduct a self-inspection of the damage virtually – by converting their phone camera into...
John Keells Holdings PLC, the diversified conglomerate widely regarded as the strongest entity quoted on the Colombo Stock Exchange, Thursday announced a second interim dividend of...
SIR SEAN CONNERY by Anura Gunasekera As a teen my introduction to James Bond was “Casino Royale”, a tattered paperback copy bought second-hand, for a few...
by Gamini Seneviratne Form-mates, classmates perhaps in Mr. J E V Pieris’s IA, I seem to recall also the ‘J’ in J Godwin Perera. His reminiscences...
by Kshama Ranawana The COVID-19 pandemic has facilitated lifestyle changes for most globally, and in this new normal, more consumers are turning to e-Commerce to purchase...
Bhante Dhammika of Australia According to the Samyutta Nikaya, a group of monks once approached the Buddha and told him they had decided to travel to...
International Buddhist Conference 2020 The National Council for International Affairs of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) has organized the International Buddhist Conference on November 7...
Washington (District of Columbia, United States AFP) The US Secret Service has increased its protective bubble around Joe Biden as chances increased that he will be...
by NORMAN PALIHAWADANA There was intense speculation that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa avoided meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Social media posts suggested...
Third time may be a charm for Joe Biden in today’s election race, as the career politician has dreamed of becoming president for over three decades. ...
The impacts of crises are never gender-neutral, and COVID-19 is no exception. For a single mother in Galle COVID-19 lockdown measures have paused her small business...
