Close on the heels of the USD 2.5 mn theft from the Treasury, the Welfare Benefits Board has reported payment...
NDF MP Ravi Karunanayake on Tuesday (05) raised in Parliament what he described as a matter of “grave national importance”,...
Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus...
The India and Zimbabwe women’s teams are all set to play an international fixture against each other for the first...
Oil prices have dropped and global stock markets have risen following reports that the US and Iran are close to...
Sadaf Shamas and Gull Feroza struck centuries as Pakistan Women piled up their second-highest total in ODIs – 343/4 –...
Catches win matches is probably one of the oldest and most overused clichés in cricket. But it couldn’t have been...
United States President Donald Trump says he has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours and...
The schedule for the IPL 2026 playoffs has been announced, with matches set to be held in Dharamshala, New Chandigarh...
The California man who allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington gala has been indicted on a...
The US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a “short period of...
Chennai Super Kings came into IPL 2026 with a dodgy look about their bowling attack. They lost three games straight...
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A group of students from 14 schools representing the Student Parliament of the Jaffna Education Zone, had the opportunity recently to participate in the “Vision” programme...
A meeting was held on Wednesday (20) morning at the Presidential Secretariat between His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, the members of the Catholic Bishops’...
South Africa allrounder Prenelan Subraven has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the first ODI against Australia on Tuesday in Cairns. The offspinner took...
A pre-budget meeting for the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs for the year 2026 was held on Wednesday (20) morning at the Presidential Secretariat, presided over...
A 19-ball half-century from Hilton Cartwright led Southern Brave to victory over Welsh Fire in a tight game in The Hundred. Cartwright made an unbeaten 51...
Top-of-the-table Southern Brave continued their unbeaten start to this year’s women’s competition in the Hundred and guaranteed themselves a top-three finish with a nervy penultimate-ball victory...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 21 AUGUST 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 August 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for evening...
Alleging that cultivation of cannabis will only benefit foreign multinationals, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), has urged the NPP government to reverse this decision. The...
Lumbini Tea Valley Ceylon Pvt. Ltd., having won over 152 international awards since 2012 and regarded as one of the most awarded tea brands in the...
The Sri Lanka Aviation Unit in Bria, serving under the United Nations mandate in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), has received high praise and official commendation...
The government is going ahead with plans to introduce a new anti-terrorism law in place of the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The NPP, during...
Thursday 21st August, 2025 Postal workers’ strike entered the third day yesterday, with the government refusing to negotiate with the strikers until they call off their...
