Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
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...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Punjab are the Kings of 200 plus chases in the IPL. They’d done it eight times before Friday night, and...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 April 2026, valid...
Investigators have uncovered a plot by the underworld gang, led by Kehelbaddara Padme and Commando Salintha, to assassinate underworld figure ‘Harak Kata’ by targeting a prison bus, transporting...
A reprint of the Pali grammar work ‘Balawatharo and Balawatharaya Gadaladeniya Sannaya,’ compiled by Rajaguru Second Dammakitthi and Third Dammakitthi Theras, was launched at the Maha...
The Department of Immigration and Emigration earns between Rs. 3 billion and Rs. 5 billion a month from issuing passports, Deputy Controller and Media Spokesman of...
A 21-year-old woman was remanded yesterday until 26 September for allegedly defacing the historical Sigiriya Mirror Wall, a World Heritage Site. The suspect, a resident of...
Sri Lanka has reason to be satisfied with the response it is receiving from the international community. Three different international monitoring bodies have chosen to give...
As we are fast approaching the anniversary of the election of AKD as President, perhaps, it is an opportune moment to take stock of what happened...
The much-hyped India–Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup promised fireworks but turned out to be a damp squib, a one-sided affair that underlined India’s firepower in...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says the Rs. 2000 commemorative currency note, issued recently, will gradually be released into circulation through Licensed Commercial Banks....
In what is seen as a landmark moment for education and technology in Sri Lanka, the government has partnered with TikTok to launch the platform’s dedicated...
Tuesday 16th September, 2025 Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa may be blamed for many things, but his political resilience is remarkable. His biggest achievement is generally thought...
Nothing can exist without energy. Nothing is possible without energy. Despite being invincible and intangible energy can be stored. Such a fundamental physical quantity has no...
Police have raided what they describe as a factory used by an underworld gang, including Kehelbaddara Padme, Kudu Nilanga from Panadura, and Backhoe Saman, in collaboration...
