ECONOMYNEXT –Colombo Port City (CPC) officials will head to Dubai to meet with investors on June 11, as Sri Lanka’s...
8 May 2026, Colombo –The Research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen has successfully completed a marine scientific survey in Sri Lankan waters...
Spain has started evacuating passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Health Minister Mónica...
Bangladesh Cricket Board picked only two pacers – Marufa Akhter and Fariha Islam Trisna – for the upcoming ICC T20...
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the Building Research Organisation [NBRO| has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of...
Twenty-eight overs into the contest in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals (RR) were keeping pace with Gujarat Titans (GT). They were 86...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 10 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
Bangladesh commanded proceedings on the first day, but Pakistan changed that around dramatically on the second, led by the youngest...
Peter Magyar has been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister, almost a month after parliamentary elections that ended Viktor...
A prominent Buddhist monk has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in the highest-profile...
United States President Donald Trump says there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Posting...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 08 May 2026, valid...
Questions were raised yesterday over the government’s move to award Sri Lanka’s proposed digital identity card project to an Indian company despite strong objections previously voiced...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena over alleged violations of...
The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Election Commission to take necessary steps in accordance with the law to conduct elections for the Kalmunai Municipal Council and...
Sri Lanka’s construction industry has long been a central pillar of sustainable development. From roads and bridges to homes, schools, and hospitals, construction shapes the country’s...
Friday 8th May, 2026 Pity the land that needs heroes, Brecht has famously said. Some countries have gone to the extent of elevating political greenhorns to...
The much discussed latest electricity tariff debate has taken a controversial turn, with senior power sector officials and independent energy analysts questioning whether opaque fuel pricing...
Palm leaf manuscripts have been in existence in Sri Lanka since ancient times. The two oldest palm-leaf manuscripts found in Sri Lanka today are the Cullavagga...
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) commemorated its 145th anniversary with a series of religious observances and ceremonial events held on April 28 and 29, invoking blessings...
Tales of Mystery and Suspense – 1 “The House of Silk” is set in a grim Victorian winter, and moves from Baker Street to a luxurious...
The notion that home gardening can be treated as a blanket remedy for Sri Lanka’s deepening agricultural crisis is fundamentally misplaced, Senior Professor of Crop Science...
Sri Pada is not merely a scenic mountain or a tourism asset; it is one of Sri Lanka’s most sacred living landscapes and among its most...
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