Vast majority of wounded also non-convicts A file picture of the Negombo Prison during the recent riots By Shamindra Ferdinando...
The death of 128 wild elephants during the first four-and-a-half months of 2026 has triggered renewed concern among Wildlife authorities...
United States President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi have met at the White House in Washington, DC,...
Spain snuffed out France’s dream of a third World Cup triumph, taming their galaxy of forwards to win 2-0 and...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to appoint S....
Oil prices have surged to their highest level in a month as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran...
England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start the World Cup semi-final against Argentina....
The US military says it has launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hours before a reinstated naval...
India’s spinners made light work of England on the final day of the first ever women’s Test at Lord’s, wrapping...
Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the architect of Qatar’s remarkable transformation into an ultra-wealthy modern nation with...
The ECB has sacked Brendon McCullum as England’s Test head coach but he will remain in charge of their white-ball...
Yastika Bhatia followed India team-mate Kranti Gaud in etching her name onto the Lord’s Test honours boards with a...
A man was arrested in the Kotahena area by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) with nearly four kilos of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as...
A delegation led by Prof. Wang Weijia, Director of the Research Centre for Global Governance and International Communication at the Institute of Area Studies and Dean...
The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors’ Union has warned the public to beware of individuals impersonating Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) and demanding money from households and...
The Old Senanayakians Group of 86 of D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo, has organised a special musical evening featuring popular Sri Lankan artiste Nalin Perera and...
Global oil markets saw Brent crude slip below US $ 80 dollars per barrel yesterday as stock investors responded to a road map to a final...
FitsAir commences only direct air service between Colombo and Ahmedabad FitsAir officially commenced direct operations between Colombo and Ahmedabad on 19th June 2026, becoming the only...
Scientists have discovered a vast underwater “whale necropolis” in the southeastern Indian Ocean, revealing one of the largest known concentrations of whale-fall ecosystems and fossilised cetacean...
Women having to choose between motherhood and representing their country should become entirely a thing of the past after the ICC introduced guidelines for players returning...
Chamari Athapaththu has said she feels like “a failure as a captain” after Sri Lanka’s defeat to West Indies in Bristol, which has left them fifth...
In a swift search and rescue (SAR) operation, the Sri Lanka Navy on 22 Jun 2026 rendered assistance to a one-day fishing trawler that had failed...
British Prime Minister KeirStarmer has resigned in a televised statement after coming under mounting pressure from his own Labour Party. It follows the decisive by-election win...
A discussion aimed at identifying swift solutions to the challenges facing Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, with a view to strengthening an export-led economy and enhancing dollar...
