Payment made to new account number outside agreement Civil society group ‘Free Lawyers’, which exposed the payment of USD 2.5...
Hambantota International Port (HIP) successfully handled container vessel MSC Marie Leslie, marking one of its highest-volume vessel calls to date....
Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington...
Playing the first IPL El Clasico of their career, Chennai Super King’s Sanju Samson (101 not out) and Akeal Hosein...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid...
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Kurunegala and Ratnapura effective from...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south...
When Gary Kirsten coached India to ODI World Cup glory in 2011, 20 million Sri Lankan hearts were shattered. Now,...
Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute. China’s President...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on Sunday with the sting of Donald Trump’s US tariffs still top of his mind. Since Wednesday, tariffs...
Kunle Adeniyi, Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at her Office. During the meeting, Mr....
The Trump administration has moved to terminate almost 500 employees of federally funded news organisation Voice of America (VOA). The step is the latest in President...
Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement has confirmed that its self-proclaimed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this week. The...
Sprinter Nadeesha Ramanyake will represent Sri Lanka at the World Athletics Championship which will be held in Tokyo Japan. Sri Lanka Athletics sent the names of...
Taskin Ahmed, Saif Hassan and Litton Das played starring roles as Bangladesh eased to an eight-wicket win over Netherlands in the first T20I in Sylhet. Taskin...
Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, met with Mr. François Valérian, Chair of Transparency International, who is currently on a brief visit to Sri...
Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz’s firepower overwhelmed UAE as Pakistan registered their second win in as many days: a 31-run thumping of the home side. The...
It will be Trent Rockets not Northern Superchargers who face Oval Invincibles in Sunday’s Hundred final at Lord’s after a soggy night in south London ended...
The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 07th of September due to its apparent southward...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 31 AUGUST 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 August 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
