NATA to be given more powers The Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment has agreed...
The hunger strike launched by a group of Development Officers demanding their absorption into the teacher service entered its fourth...
Viran Chamuditha’s 94-ball 110 helped Sri Lanka Under 19 chase 262 and keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals...
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple...
Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr Harini Amarasuriya said that she hoped that the...
Pavan Rathnayake has re-entered Sri Lanka’s T20I squad following his 121 off 115 balls in the third ODI against England....
Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup after beating West Indies by 22 runs in Harare courtesy...
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the official launch of the National Strategic Action Plan to monitor and...
Shiyam Dube hammered the third-fastest fifty by an Indian batter in T20Is, finishing with 65 off 23 balls, but it...
A South Korean court has sentenced former First Lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in prison...
A plane crash has killed the deputy chief minister of India’s Maharashtra state, Ajit Pawar, the country’s aviation regulator has...
A new circular has been issued by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to provide relief to micro,...
Ex. Prez Sirisena highest contributor Over 310 mn had been paid to five categories of the 2019 Easter Sunday victims according to a detailed report submitted...
The funeral of veteran actress Malini Fonseka is scheduled to be held with full state honours today at the Independence Square, according to the Minister of...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya issuing a message of condolence on the demise of veteran actress Malini Fonseka said that the love for Sri Lankan cinema...
Leading virologist Dr. Neelika Malavige yesterday said that Sri Lanka was currently facing the worst chikungunya outbreak in almost 20 years. The mosquito-borne viral disease, which...
The CID has arrested two suspects in connection with an alleged plot to obtain three forged foreign passports for notorious underworld leader Koralagamage Mandinu Padmasiri, alias...
Lawyers should be able to discharge their professional duties without any fear or hindrance, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has said. The BASL has,...
At least 427 Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, may have perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10, the United Nations said, in...
Monday 26th May, 2025 Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake has been remanded in custody in connection with a T-56 assault rifle with some gold-coloured parts, taken into...
The bodies of five skiers have been found by rescuers near Switzerland’s luxury Zermatt resort. They were recovered a day after emergency services were alerted by...
New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, arrived in the country on Saturday (23) for a four-day official visit aimed at...
In a move that surprised many market watchers, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) opted to reduce its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis...
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Teejay Lanka PLC has donated a fully equipped eye surgical bed to the Avissawella District General Hospital. The donation, valued...
