Prof. Prathibha Mahanamahewa has emphasised the need to examine the circumstances under which the court staff executed the bail bond,...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised yesterday (12) that the law would be enforced equally and no one was allowed to...
Kagiso Rabada and Mohommed Siraj could have been wearing their Test whites. By the end of the powerplay, they had...
The UK has said it will contribute drones, fighter jets and a warship to a joint mission aimed at safeguarding...
Jess Phillips, a high-profile Labour minister, has quit in protest as Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to heed growing calls...
Bangladesh’s bowlers combined to trounce Pakistan by 104 runs in the first Test in Dhaka. Nahid Rana struck decisive blows...
South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has reversed her international retirement and is included in the Proteas’ squad for this...
The Bangladesh government has formed a committee to look into the previous government’s decision to not allow the team to...
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has arrived to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this...
The US has been holding regular negotiations with Denmark to expand its military presence in Greenland, according to multiple officials...
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support”. He...
Bangladesh edged ahead of Pakistan on a day cut in half by rain and bad light, with Monimul Haque and...
A review on the implementation of the 2025 budget allocations for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, together with preliminary discussions on the 2026 budget...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 AUGUST 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 August 2025 issued by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur...
Sri Lanka is launching a National AI Fund with an initial investment of Rs 100 million (US$ 333,000) aimed at nurturing local innovation and adding significantly...
The US Embassy yesterday announced the visit of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) to the Port of Colombo today (16 August)....
Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange remittance earnings have surged by 19.5% in the first seven months of 2025, compared to the same period last year, latest Central Bank data...
Plans are underway to redevelop government apartment complexes in the Colombo District that are over 40 years old, National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) officials told Parliament’s Sectoral Oversight...
Former State Minister and parliamentarian Lohan Ratwatte has passed away at the age of 57 while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo, family sources...
Saturday 16th August, 2025 The NPP government has been concocting various theories to save face since the backfiring of its propaganda claim that the Mahinda Rajapaksa...
Galenbindunuwewa Police have recovered a cache of 5,038 rounds of ammunition of varying calibre from the Getalawa tank. Police said that the discovery was made on Wednesday (13) after a...
A suspected drug trafficker, linked to underworld figure Kariyapperumage Don Sahan Sankalpa, alias ‘Parei Suda,’ was nabbed in Wattala, on Tuesday (12) night, while transporting a...
The Committee on High Posts, at its last meeting held on 06 August, has granted approval for the appointments of an Ambassador, two Ministry Secretaries and four Chairmen, the Parliament Media Division said. The Committee...
Five Chinese nationals were detained at the BIA, Katunayake, on Wednesday (13) after authorities confirmed they attempted to enter Sri Lanka to commit cyber fraud, officials...
