Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Punjab are the Kings of 200 plus chases in the IPL. They’d done it eight times before Friday night, and...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 April 2026, valid...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 31 March 2026, valid for 01 April 2026. The Heat index,...
Govt. rations stocks as imports falter By Ifham Nizam The government faces a looming fertiliser crisis ahead of the 2026 Yala season, with a sharp shortfall...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) spokesman Pubudu Jayagoda says the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court order that the ruling JVP hand back the FSP’s Kirindiwela office,...
Jaffna Security Forces Commander Major General K.T.P. De Silva has emphasised the strategic importance of maintaining a strong military presence in Kilinochchi to ensure long term...
All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sri Lanka recently held an informal briefing session in the UK Parliament to discuss Sri Lanka’s economic outlook and UK-Sri Lanka...
The Cabinet of Ministers yesterday (31) announced plans to issue permits to import rice varieties, including Ponni Samba, to ease the shortage of Samba and Keeri...
St. Joseph’s College produced a thrilling performance to defeat their arch rivals St. Peter’s College by three wickets in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’...
By Ifham Nizam A long-delayed reckoning in Sri Lanka’s power sector is finally beginning to take shape—driven less by choice and more by necessity. At a...
Sri Lanka’s alignment with US-Indian combine/Quad alliance should be discussed, taking into consideration the declaration of bankruptcy, USD 2.9 bn IMF bailout package, US-Indian role in...
Wednesday 1st April, 2026 The JVP-NPP government continues to signal left and turn right. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake often does the diametrical opposite of what he...
THE GREAT DIGITAL RETHINK : PART III OF V The Teenage Battleground Secondary school has always been a battlefield of sorts, competing loyalties, volatile friendships, the...
Confronting Sri Lanka’s Expanding Drug Threat Senior security and intelligence professional with extensive experience in counter-terrorism, strategic risk assessment and law enforcement. A Rising Tide Beneath...
