Coal power generation falls by 27 GWh A sharp decline in coal-fired electricity generation in April 2026, compared to the...
Asith Siriwardena Counsel for former Director of State Intelligence Service, Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay, detained under the Prevention of...
The voyage of discovery for Australia’s depleted one-day squad now moves to Dhaka against a Bangladesh side who are confident...
Iran’s military says it has halted strikes against Israel, but warned it would resume if Israel continues its military operation...
AUSTRALIA For the first time since 2017, Australia do not have global silverware to defend, with last year’s ODI World...
Tamim Iqbal has been elected as the new BCB president following the elections held in Dhaka on Sunday. Tamim was...
With no play possible in the second ODI, both teams go into the third game well-rested. Perhaps this is a...
More than a million people lined the streets of Madrid on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV held an open-air mass...
South Africa successfully defended 136 in an 18-over game against Ireland in the Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up fixture in...
In the 11th over, KL Rahul edged a cut to the keeper off Ziaur Ahmed when he was on 16....
West Indies won the toss and put Sri Lanka into bat, but that was the extent of the action from...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 07 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers...
A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquak struck the southern Philippines off the island of Mindanao, prompting tsunami risks in several countries. At least 15 people were feared...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 08 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times...
Police Headquarters hasn’t responded to a Right to Information (RTI) query regarding sending a team of police officers to the UK to investigate President Ranil Wickremesinghe...
The Central Bank yesterday (07) said that there was absolutely no basis for the recent claim regarding the loss of USD 808 bn. A CB economist...
Monday 8th June, 2026 Former Director of the State Intelligence Service Maj. Gen. (retd.) Suresh Sallay, currently being detained at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over...
Manipay police have arrested two persons in connection with the ongoing investigation into the killing of a person who returned from Switzerland recently. The suspects were...
The US Government has gifted 10 Bell 206, Sea Ranger Helicopters to the SLAF for Training and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) purposes. The full...
Global warming policies were expected to drive a rapid shift toward a renewables-based energy system dominated by wind and solar. While growth in these sources did...
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr Naomal P. S. Gunaratna 10 January 1931 – 07 May 2026 When a colossus of human virtue departs this...
The Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Chennai, Dr. Ganesanathan Geathiswaran, attended the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the University of Vavuniya, Sri...
The Free Lawyers’ organisation has opposed the government’s move to increase the retirement age of Appeals Court and Supreme Court judges through a constitutional amendment. In...
Chinese run Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) successfully handled a 2,241-tonne Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) shipment comprising 54 battery units destined for Sri Lanka’s largest...
