SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa and former Krrish Group Executive Director and businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena were further remanded until October 23...
By Anuradha Hiripitiyage Electricity tariffs should be reduced by between 3 and 5 percent instead of being increased by 2.88...
by Reemus Fernando Promising middle distance runner Lahiru Achintha continued his record breaking sphere with a remarkable sub four...
A rare pink diamond is going on display in France for the first time since it was stolen almost 100...
Sri Lanka’s men begin this match having won an international in the past week. This is more significant than it...
Mumbai Indians and their IPL head coach Mahela Jayawardene have parted ways ahead of the 2027 auction. Jayawardene was the...
The Rose Bowl, which has been awarded to the winner of ODI series between the women’s teams of Australia and...
US President Donald Trump claims the US Navy’s “effective” blockade has stopped all Iranian ships from crossing the Strait of...
Shreyas Iyer has returned as India’s ODI vice-captain for the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand, having missed the preceding...
Pope Leo XIV has been pictured celebrating Mass from hospital, in the first images of him released by the Vatican...
Qatar’s prime minister has announced plans to set up what he described as a “massive” solar plant in Lebanon to...
Samagi Spice Exports (Pvt) Ltd is set to introduce SPICEUP, a new Sri Lankan beverage brand, at its grand launch...
A nursery owner and five members of her staff have been jailed after they were found to have poisoned more than 200 children with lead-tainted food....
A progress review meeting on reforms and modernisation initiatives at Sri Lanka’s key state revenue-collecting institutions was held on Thursday (15) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 17 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (16) in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds...
by Norman Palihawadane Three Thai nationals were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake after nearly five kilos of hashish were allegedly found concealed...
Saturday 17th October, 2026 There seems to be no end in sight to controversies the JVP-NPP government creates. It has been reported that the ruling party...
Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has expressed confidence that Sri Lanka will avoid being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list for...
Parliament, on October 05, opened its first Translation Unit aimed at improving the efficiency of its translation services and providing a better professional environment for translators.The...
Sri Lanka and Azerbaijan have discussed prospects for cooperation in the energy sector during a meeting between Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath and State Oil Company of...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, through Latter-day Saint Charities (LDSC), on Thursday (14) donated a consignment of oncology medicines worth Rs. 330 million...
Text and Pic by J. Stanisl as Pius The second phase of the Gampaha District National School Science Programme was held lat Tuesday (13) at the...
J.F. Sunil Perera, 89, a resident of Nainamadama West, and father of Virgini Perera, Vice President of the National Catholic Writers Association, passed away. His remains...
