Post-mortem examinations conducted on prison officers killed during the violent unrest at Negombo Prison have revealed that the victims were...
Sri Lanka’s excise revenue has surged by more than 60% over the past three years following the introduction of a...
Linda Noskova recovered from an attack of nerves that saw her squander five match points in the second set as she completed...
The Father Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has died at the age of 74, says the...
Sourav Ganguly, Kevin Petersen and Anjum Chopra have become the latest inductees to the ICC Hall of Fame, unveiled at...
Defending champions Argentina will face England in the semifinals of FIFA World Cup 2026 after beating ten man Switzerland 3-1...
Iran claims attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar and Oman as UAE also reports intercepting Iranian missiles and drone threats....
It took India an hour and a half to reach the Utilita Bowl on Saturday lunchtime and they must have...
Typhoon Bavi has made landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang, with state media reporting that it is expected to...
Jayden Adams has died at age 25 after playing in three FIFA World Cup 2026 matches last month for South...
On Friday at Lord’s, they were standing on the shoulders of giants. In the broader scheme of progress, there have...
Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute from a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced...
The government on Wednesday warned prospective migrant workers not to pay illegal brokers who demand between Rs. 4 million and Rs. 4.5 million for jobs in...
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya on Wednesday said the government would abolish the longstanding practice of marking voters’ fingers with indelible ink at elections, describing it as...
The government has decided to restore the historic Bogambara Prison premises in Kandy to prison use, more than a decade after the facility was decommissioned during...
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Limited (SLICGL) unveiled Beechat, the country’s first generative AI‑powered insurance assistant, heralding a milestone for Sri Lanka’s insurance industry and move...
The recent tragedy at Negombo Prison has forced Sri Lanka to confront an uncomfortable reality. While public attention has understandably focused on the deaths that occurred,...
Friday 10th July, 2026 The latest bout of prison violence has brought the appalling conditions of Sri Lanka’s prisons to light once again. Whenever riots erupt...
In developed countries such as US, prisons are normally built, far away from City Areas because of the risk of prison breaking as happened recently in...
Lanka Tractors Limited officially reopened its original showroom in Colombo 11, marking the return of one of Sri Lanka’s most recognised agricultural machinery companies and the...
Tales of Mystery and Suspense 9 From the most orthodox of recent crime writers to a very unorthodox one, J K Rowling of Harry Potter fame....
(The writer is on X as @sasmester) Over dinner in Colombo a few nights ago, a friend in the private sector with connections to the hospitality...
Sri Lanka stands today at a defining moment in the history of its tea industry. For more than a century, Ceylon Tea has carried the identity...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has welcomed the government’s decision to appoint an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court Judge to investigate...
