Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday called on the government to begin negotiations immediately for a successor programme with the International...
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Hiniduma Sunil Senevi yesterday told Parliament that 42 ancient paintings were missing from...
A discussion with the Catholic Council was held on Thursday (21) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat under the co-chairmanship of...
Italian Navy’s ITS GIOVANNI DELLE BANDE NERE, which arrived in Colombo (21 May 2026) on a replenishment visit, departed the...
The National Building Research Institute [NBRI] has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
Based on the heavy rainfall currently being received in the Kalu River Basin and the analysis of water level data...
A considerable rainfall has occurred in the catchment areas of the Aththanagalu Oya Basin as atb5.00 AM today (22). By...
A significant rainfall of nearly 300 mm has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin....
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Gampaha, Kalutara and Ratnapura valid...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
A French appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Rio de Janeiro – Paris...
Israel has deported hundreds of foreign activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week,...
The owner of a trawler has been arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) in connection with the recent seizure of over 700 kilos of drugs...
On a quiet Sunday evening at Galle Face Green, it is easy to notice something unusual. Families gather, couples stroll by the sea, and children chase...
Friday 3rd October, 2025 The NPP government is in overdrive to probe all crimes that shook the country during the Rajapaksa regime. Minister Bimal Rathnayake has...
Bhante Missaka (Mihintale) Kamalasiri, a Sri Lankan scholar monk well known as a guided meditation teacher working in association with the Buddhist retreat centres of the Star...
The Navy on Wednesday (01) intercepted a dinghy carrying two suspects attempting to smuggle over 4.4 kilos of gold off Arichchal, Kalpitiya. Acting on a tip-off...
A senior Pakistan Navy delegation, in Sri Lanka for the Galle Dialogue–2025, underscored the need for Pakistan to play a more active role in working with...
From 18th place among 115 countries in 2006 to 130th among 148 countries this year Sri Lanka has recorded a major regression in gender equality in the global...
The months of September and October mark the one-year anniversary of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s election to office and the two-year anniversary of the United States-...
The IMF claims success in helping poor countries to recover from economic crises. This may be true to some extent in terms of economic parameters like...
The full economic potential in Russia–Sri Lanka trade and tourism cannot be realized due to U.S. sanctions, Russian ambassador to Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan said at...
The Sri Lanka–Japan Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce successfully led a high-level business delegation to Japan in September 2025, coinciding with the official...
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announces that it has received the ‘Great Place To Work’ certification for the 4th consecutive year in a row, having received...
