The ongoing West Asia war, triggered by joint Israel-US attack on Iran on 28 Februar, has benefited the China-run Hambantota...
A three-day “study visit” by the subject Minister to the Norochcholai coal power plant has triggered concern among power sector...
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...
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 05 April 2026, valid...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
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...
Ayurveda preparation ‘Sudarshana’ in state hospitals The Sri Lanka Association of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (SLACPT) yesterday said that they found it difficult to agree with...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stresses a point during meeting at the Presidential Secretariat (pic courtesy President’s Office) The COVID-19 task force had stressed the need to shut...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka released its report on “Recent Economic Developments: Highlights of 2020 and Prospects for 2021”. The Report can be downloaded from...
by Ifham Nizam Hundreds of Blue Whales were seen close to the beach in the Panadura Coastal belt yesterday. Hundreds of people rushed to the beach...
Priyal de Silva, a retired General Manager of Railways and Past President, Institute of Engineers, who had also been the Chief Engineer Way and Works Department,...
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 The whole world is watching the US. The outcome of today’s presidential election will have repercussions across the globe; they are diplomatic,...
The recent correspondence on trees and the environment reminded my ageing memory of a fascinating bit of oral history I heard from a veteran Kachcheri officer...
… laments absence of consensus among Tamil parties regarding ex-LTTE cadres in custody By Shamindra Ferdinando Democratic People’s Front (DPF) leader Mano Ganesan, MP, has strongly...
By Jehan Perera The rapid spread of the coronavirus has become the focus of national attention. The extension of the three day lockdown and 24...
An engaging presence By CAPT. ROHAN JOSEPH /SRI LANKA NAVY (Carried in the latest issue of US military journal Indo-Pacific Defence FORUM) During the past decade,...
After the arrival, discussions and departure of Jiechi of China and Pompeo of the US, we hear about “Debt Traps”. Some say there are no debt...
Eastern Province Governor Anuradha Yahampath Sunday visited dairy farmers in Divulapathana-Ayilaththamadu area, where a recent dispute arose as she had allocated those lands to farmers for...
