Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa has called for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to investigate the...
A land distribution programme benefiting families displaced by disaster in the Kandy District was held on April 24 at the...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, as Teheran intensifies diplomatic efforts...
In a battle between the bottom-placed teams, momentum shifted hands multiple times before Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Lucknow Super...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 26 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired...
Twelve days after defeating Rajasthan Royals [RR] by nullifying Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] defeated them in spite of an...
Punjab Kings (PBKS) overpowered Delhi Capitals (DC) and pulled off the highest successful T20 chase in an IPL bash where...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 25 April 2026, valid...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 12.00 noon 25 April 2026 valid...
An exhibition of clean hitting by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal ensured Sai Sudarshan’s measured 100 off 58 balls ended...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 24 April 2026, valid...
Hambantota International Port (HIP) successfully handled container vessel MSC Marie Leslie, marking one of its highest-volume vessel calls to date. The achievement further strengthens the port’s...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has told his Sri Lankan counterpart Vijitha Herath that US sinking of Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lankan waters was...
The alleged diversion of Sri Lanka’s $2.5 million debt repayment is unlikely to be a simple “hack,” but rather a case of a compromised payment process,...
The first quarter of 2026 has recorded a 26.5% increase in workers’ remittances, compared to the same period last year, despite the West Asian conflict. Sri...
The U.S. military has intercepted and redirected three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, news agencies reported.Washington...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations with the UK. When asked in...
A suspected cyber fraud targeting Sri Lanka’s Department of External Resources has triggered a high-level investigation after hackers allegedly manipulated official email communications to divert funds...
World DNA Day falls on 25 April: On 25 April 1953, Watson and Crick published an article, in the acclaimed journal “Nature” titled “Molecular structure of...
REVIEWED BY Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Earlier this year, I sent her most recent book by an old friend, Kamala Wijeratne. Death of the Sperm Whale is...
On the occasion of World Earth Day, the conversation around sustainability often turns to forests, oceans, and climate. Yet, one of the most critical resources sustaining...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid for 24 April 2026. The Heat...
Malimawa government and Yahapalanaya are dissimilar in many respects, the most important being whilst Yahapalanaya had to manage with a balancing act in the parliament, Malimawa...
