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 government has pushed back the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) on digital services provided by non-resident individuals, moving the start date from October 1,...
Only time will tell whether the arrest and remand of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) marks a watershed moment for Sri Lanka. While the courts will...
It’s quite a conundrum that Kamindu Mendis is leaving us with. Having once again pulled victory out of the fire by marshalling the tail, every man...
Gerald Mendis, former cricketer of St Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, who holds the highest scorer’s record of 148 runs in the big match series against Prince of Wales College unbroken since...
The government has approved a proposal to install barrier nets in 250 permanent freshwater reservoirs in two years to prevent the loss of fish stock and...
Seldom does a day pass in this country without shooting incidents or fatal accidents making headlines. On Thursday night, a bus toppled down a precipice near...
Deep in Sri Lanka’s south-western hills, where mist clings to ancient trees and streams tumble over mossy rocks, lies Sinharaja, a rainforest often described as the...
The President goes to Jaffna! President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made yet another visit to Jaffna last week. With all good intentions, he may be on course...
Nel Farms, a pioneer in integrating renewable energy into Sri Lanka’s poultry sector, has won two top awards at the recently concluded 3rd Edition of Sri...
Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who arrived in India before January 9, 2015, have been exempted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) from penalties if found...
Sri Lanka and Italy held their inaugural Political Consultations on Thursday, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism in Colombo. The meeting was...
The Cabinet has approved amendments to increase penalties under the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act No. 47 of 1956. The Act prohibits the...
