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...
The Iranian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Hashem Ashjazadeh congratulating President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on winning Sri Lanka’s General Election, has called for...
by Dr. Upatissa Pethiyagoda We are constantly reminded of the sorry state of our Economy. This is simply to say that we are broke. We are...
by Nilakshan Perera (continued from last week) On July 23, 1983, when the LTTE ambushed 14 Army personnel including Lt Waas Gunawardena, we were at Ratmalana...
BY SURESH PERERA With Admiral (Retd.) Jayanath Colombage appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ravinatha Aryasinha, who served in the top position earlier, will...
by Vijaya Chandrasoma The only predictable thing about Trump is his predictability. He failed in his efforts to con his way to a Nobel Peace Prize,...
I was watching midday BBC World News on August 4 when the visuals of an explosion were flashed on screen as ‘breaking news’. It was repeated...
Amana Bank recently commissioned a digitally enhanced Self Banking Zone at its Dehiwala branch with the aim of providing a convenient self-banking experience to its customers,...
The late Professor Dammika Ganganath Dissanayake’s affection, compassion, passion and empathy for Japan and its people, the guidance given to Japanese diplomats to mature as Sinhala...
POPULATION CONTROL ADVOCATE AT VATICAN MEET . . . by Selvam Canagaratna “Over-population is a phenomenon connected with the survival of the unfit, and it is...
by Rex Clementine If your grandchildren ask how bad 2020 was tell them that even Ranil Wickremesinghe couldn’t survive as the leader of UNP! Ranil’s tenure...
Indonesian National Day falls on Aug. 17 by Dr.P.G. Punchihewa In spite of Sri Lanka and Indonesia (Java and Sumatra) having a common heritage based on...
Sampath Bank posted a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 5.32 Bn and a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 3.97 Bn for the six months...
