ECONOMYNEXT –Colombo Port City (CPC) officials will head to Dubai to meet with investors on June 11, as Sri Lanka’s...
8 May 2026, Colombo –The Research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen has successfully completed a marine scientific survey in Sri Lankan waters...
Spain has started evacuating passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Health Minister Mónica...
Bangladesh Cricket Board picked only two pacers – Marufa Akhter and Fariha Islam Trisna – for the upcoming ICC T20...
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the Building Research Organisation [NBRO| has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of...
Twenty-eight overs into the contest in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals (RR) were keeping pace with Gujarat Titans (GT). They were 86...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 10 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
Bangladesh commanded proceedings on the first day, but Pakistan changed that around dramatically on the second, led by the youngest...
Peter Magyar has been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister, almost a month after parliamentary elections that ended Viktor...
A prominent Buddhist monk has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in the highest-profile...
United States President Donald Trump says there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Posting...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 08 May 2026, valid...
The recent killing of top Iranian nuclear scientist Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran is a measure of the tenacity with which the problem of terrorism persists...
By H. A. Aponso Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, University of Peradeniya It was reported a few weeks ago that a Professor of Nutrition and his Research...
Three police teams have been deployed to investigate the death of Netherlanthaye Jinawansa Thera, a Buddhist monk from Holland, who fell into the Rathgama lagoon, yesterday....
Embarking on an ambitious drive to expand its existing portfolio, Lanka Special Steel Limited (Lanka SSL), a trusted name in wires and a fully-owned subsidiary of...
Bringing hope and relief to a duo, grandmother and grandson, battered and bruised in no uncertain means for over two decades, open tear ducts even in...
The arrival of Dale Steyn seemed to have rejuvenated Kandy Tuskers as they put up a splendid show to beat the in form Jaffna Stallions in...
Bodies of COVID-19 victims that have not been claimed by families can be cremated as per the Quarantine Regulations; Attorney General Dappula de Livera has informed...
By Rathindra Kuruwita There was a reason why two suicide bombers had attacked the Shangri-La Hotel but the Taj Hotel had been spared, State Minister Dayasiri...
By Saman Indrajith Chief Opposition Whip Kandy and District MP Lakshman Kiriella, speaking in Parliament, on Tuesday (8), challenged the government MPs and Ministers to reveal...
Seylan Bank has affirmed its position among the topmost corporates in the country by featuring in the Business Today Top 30 ranking for listed entities. Despite...
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE KANDY – Pilgrims climbing Sri Pada this season, beginning from December 28, should bring a letter of registration issued by their respective Divisional...
By Saman Indrajith Education Minister Prof G.L. Peiris told Parliament yesterday that the government had introduced a transparent and fair method to select university Vice Chancellors....
