Former Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, yesterday urged the Department (CID) to question former Attorney General Dappula de Livera,...
Beijing Capital Airlines to resume direct flights between Beijing and Colombo in September this year, restoring an important air link...
In the recent past, factors such as population growth, expansion of development activities, and deforestation in Sri Lanka have resulted...
Hosting the 21st Steering Committee Meeting of the Cooperative Aviation Security Programme – Asia Pacific and the 14th Regional Aviation...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Labour to appoint a Committee comprising Senior Officials ...
Leaders of the G7 are expected to focus on the United States deal with Iran and the Russian war on...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a long-term programme should be formulated to minimize the spread of dengue epidemic...
Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked by Tunisia after just one game of World Cup 2026. The 54-year-old former France international...
A rest day on Monday will be followed by a double-header on Tuesday. Defending champions New Zealand will take on Sri...
US President Donald Trump has said a preliminary deal to end the war with Iran has already been signed and...
There are heists, and then there are heists, and the one at Sabina Park on Sunday will live long in...
Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma bailed India out with bat and ball respectively to fire them to an emphatic opening...
As per the provisions of section 51 of the Public Finance Managaement Act No. 44 of 2024, the public should be issued with a report on...
Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was given at the meeting held on 23.02.2026 to impose the custom import duty amounts under four (04) categories as...
A committee chaired by the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretary has been appointed to provide housing for unauthorised settlers displaced due to the land acquisition process required for...
Among the school hostels in the country, 126 hostel buildings are in an aged condition, with maintenance and renovation work remaining at a minimal level. Consequently,...
A parcel of land containing 108 acres, 3 roods, and 37.85 perches in extent, located in the Kelyapura Grama Niladhari Division within the Hambantota Municipal Council...
A daredevil social media free-climber nicknamed the “Spider-Man of Yemen” has died after falling into a volcanic crater in the country’s south-west. Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar had...
Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
Tuesday 16th June, 2026 The world must have breathed a sigh of relief yesterday following the announcement that the US and Iran had agreed to sign...
… detainee’s wife challenges Shani’s decision Director CID SSP Shani Abeysekera has declined to grant permission for Asith Siriwardena, Counsel for Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay, detained...
On 16 June 1976 began the revolt of school students in Johannesburg’s black underserved settlement complex, which kick-started the process of dismantling Apartheid. Long before the...
Sri Lanka has secured three bronze medals at the 60th International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad (IMChO), held at Moscow State University from April 15 to 22, marking...
