(AFP) Sri Lanka’s maritime authorities were monitoring a fleet of 11 US-sanctioned Iranian oil tankers just off the island’s southern...
Parliament is to debate next Wednesday the Government’s proposal to abolish the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), with...
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) has announced a reduction in the prices of Petrol 92 and Petrol 95, effective from...
Seven people have died after a passenger boat capsized near northern Cyprus, the Turkish Cypriot PM says. Search and rescue operations...
Iceland has voted against resuming talks on joining the European Union 13 years after they were broken off. Public broadcaster...
Turkish and Somali forces have freed a cargo ship held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland...
A ferry carrying around 260 people has capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus with a search underway for survivors,...
Imam ul Haq is unlikely to play the rest of Pakistan’s Lord’s Test against England after being diagnosed with a...
Voting has closed in Iceland’s referendum on resuming membership negotiations with the European Union. Voting stations closed on Saturday, but...
The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from 28th of August to 07th of...
Thirty-six (36) naval personnel completed an eight-month Basic Marine Qualification Course and received their Marine insignia at the main parade...
Water levels in the lake which formed amid the debris of the landslide in Tibet are rising once again, according...
Police to arrest and question four former ministers, others over links to Basik By Norman Palihawadane Police are investigating alleged links between suspected major drug trafficker...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has opposed the proposed “Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution”, saying it raises serious concerns over judicial independence and the...
More than 84,000 people have been affected by the prevailing dry weather conditions linked to El Niño, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). The DMC...
Rooftop solar power systems with a generation capacity exceeding 300 kilowatts will be temporarily switched off until August 30 due to lower electricity demand during the...
by Norman Palihawadane Three people, including a 10-day-old infant, were killed in a head-on collision between an SUV and a three-wheeler in the Gonamariyawa area on...
Police Headquarters has launched a special investigation into allegations that three police officers, including two attached to the Panadura Walana Central Anti-Corruption Unit, have been involved...
by Prof. M. W. Amarasiri de Silva I have often pondered the factors that have allowed me to reach the age of 78, a milestone that...
It marks Sri Lanka’s first-ever large-scale SWRO desalination plant By Sanath Nanayakkare The Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Thalaiyadi...
Friday 28th August, 2026 Sri Lanka boasts a hydraulic heritage dating back more than two millennia and has a long history of harnessing water for agriculture...
For as long as we can remember, flying to Sri Lanka has meant relying on a handful of options — SriLankan Airlines direct services, useful but...
The Sri Lanka Railways Department has issued a special circular prohibiting officials and employees from using social media during duty hours and sharing sensitive information related...
by Norman Palihawadane An alleged associate of the drug network operated by underworld figure Badowita Asanka has been arrested by officers of the Walana Anti-Corruption Unit....
