Amidst ongoing accusations that the theft of USD 2.5 mn (nearly 1 bn Rupees) from the Treasury hadn’t been properly...
The Court of Appeal yesterday (18) postponed until June 25 the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in...
The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war...
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that it is the Government’s priority...
Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, following goals from Ruben Vargas and Granit...
The United States provided details of the 14-point memorandum of understanding it reached with Iran on Wednesday. Neither has released...
Scotland take on West Indies in Leeds at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT) in Group 2 of the Women’s T20...
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones...
Oil prices have dropped following the United States and Iran’s signing of an interim peace agreement, resuming a slide interrupted...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump’s national security adviser before becoming a vocal critic of the president, has been criminally indicted on federal charges. The...
US President Donald Trump says “great progress” was made during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with the pair agreeing to face-to-face...
There is hardly a conversation around Colombo these days that doesn’t involve the weather, and in the context of this World Cup, the rains have certainly...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with the Minister of External Affairs of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar, in New Delhi on 16 October 2025, during her...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 17 OCTOBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 October 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Showers may occur in the Western and...
A fugitive drug kingpin was taken into custody by Police on Wednesday (15) in Kotahena, following intelligence received by the Gampaha unit of the Western Province...
More than 300,000 driving licences are to be printed and issued within the next three months, officials of the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil...
Former State Engineering Corporation (SEC) Director Nilu Dilhara Wijedasa was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption yesterday for allegedly misusing state...
It was revealed at a meeting of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that the Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) had spent Rs. 15.01 million on legal proceedings...
The National Trauma Conference 2025 will commence today (17) under the patronage of the Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa at the Galle...
The UNP has appointed a three-member committee to hold discussions with the SJB. The committee comprises UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene, UNP General Secretary Thalatha Athukorala, and...
“After nearly 17 years of continuous research since 2008, the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the University of Colombo has successfully developed a...
