Heavy and persistent rains lashed several parts of Sri Lanka yesterday, triggering flooding, transport disruptions, flight diversions and multiple disaster...
Twenty-one alleged underworld operatives, deported from Dubai, were taken into custody by the CID, upon their arrival at the Mattala...
The National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
The US has announced a new policy that means most immigrants seeking a green card will have to leave the...
Tulsi Gabbard will resign from her position as the US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the largest and most powerful rocket in history after its highly anticipated test flight was...
Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts...
Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] won, and yet it didn’t feel like a win. Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] lost, but it didn’t...
The warning mentioned in the flood warning message No. 01 issued for the Aththanagalu Oya basin on 22.05.2026 at about...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
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...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE gathered more momentum yesterday with over Rs. 3 billion turnover yet again and both indices rose in what some brokers hail...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana We are not sure whether Andare is a legendary figure or a ‘Matara Man’ born around 1742 in the village of Udamalala,...
By Dr D. Chandraratna The proposed ban on cattle slaughter by the Prime Minister has little ethical merit in it. The only purpose it serves, if...
CEAT Kelani Holdings has announced the achievement of an 85 per cent increase in the production of tyres for the ‘two-wheeler’ segment over just three months,...
By Chitra Weerarathne Awrit application filed in by Ranjith Aluwihare of the Samagi Jana Balavegaya, in the Court of Appeal, calling for a recount of the...
A news item on Sri Lanka was splashed across a page of the New York Times on September 8. However, hang your heads, Countrymen and Co-women,...
By Saman Indrajith SJB Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella yesterday said that people had a right to know who had prepared the 20th Amendment to the Constitution...
By Rajitha Ratwatte fromoutsidethepearl@gmail.com Who or what is a journalist? We have investigative journalists who do meticulous research and put together reports that win them world...
By Ifham Nizam In addition to Rs. 340 million sought by the Sri Lankan government for operations undertaken by its Air Force and Navy to prevent...
by Sanath Nanayakkare The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) with its newest digitalization drive should do well enough in the next 5 years to accumulate a market...
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians skipper, confirmed that he’ll open the batting during IPL 2020. In an online press conference, which both the captain and coach...
The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) is under investigation for indefinitely putting off the Examination for Registration to Practice Medicine (ERPM). Approximately 1,500 students who received...
