MONETABRIEF – Namal Rajapaksa, son of Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, was denied bail by the Colombo chief magistrate...
Former President and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka’s first Executive President, J. R. Jayewardene, launched a 17-year revolution...
Chamari Athapaththu hit six sixes in an unbeaten 50-ball 83 to lead Sri Lanka into the final of the Asian...
Sri Lanka hold a slight edge over Pakistan heading into Sunday’s semi-final, although contests between the two sides have generally...
Sri Lanka saved their most dismal batting performance of the series for last as they were bowled out for 124,...
Defending gold-medal winners India overcame hosts Japan by eight wickets in the fourth quarter-final of the women’s cricket competition at...
Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a record T20 century off 30 balls to set up a crushing 127 run win for...
United States President Donald Trump’s administration has asked lawmakers to clear the sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi...
Consecutive thrashings in three days saw England take the T20I series against Sri Lanka with a game to spare. Thursday’s...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Tavengwa Mukuhlani as its Deputy Chairperson through November 2027. Mukuhlani, who currently serves...
Lucy Barnett played a pivotal role in Isle of Man’s run to the Women’s Continental Cup final, finishing the tournament...
Sonal Dinusha has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2026. This marks Dinusha being crowned...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 September 2026 by rhe Department of Meteorology Showery weather in the Southwestern parts of...
…UNFPA emergency package puts women, mothers, girls and older persons at the heart of Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness By Ifham Nizam When the rain comes down...
The Government is closely monitoring the case of Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa, who is undergoing judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia over alleged defamatory remarks against...
By Zanita Careem The vibrant flavours and rich cultural spirit of VietNam came alive at the Sheraton Colombo, where a special Vietnamese food festival ” Soul...
The 120th birth anniversary of President J. R. Jayewardene (JRJ) was commemorated in Colombo on Thursday. The well-attended event, with a representative audience, brought the UNP...
Persistant back pain and stiffness are often dismissed as everyday aches but they can sometimes signal an underlying inflammatory condition. In this interview Dr. Anura Caldera...
Thirty-four new U.S. Peace Corps Trainee Volunteers arrived in Sri Lanka this week, beginning their journey toward two years of service. The Americans will first complete intensive...
Japan in 1945 and Iran today are fundamentally different cases. Nor can the atomic bomb of 1945 simply be compared with today’s sophisticated nuclear arsenals. By...
Geewananda Gunawardana, Ph.D. “In time the jungle will swing once more, and then those who care for other things than wealth will wander back to the...
(Excerpted from In Pursuit of Governance, autobiography of MDD Pieris) Now that we are on the subject of veterinary science, one must refer to Gina. The...
by Nilantha Ilangamuwa That was a city which taught me many lessons and refined me in ways I did not fully understand at the time. What...
By Sanja de Silva Jayatilleka Since President AKD took office, Sri Lanka has not attended any of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)...
