World javelin leader Rumesh Tharanga lived up to his reputation to win Sri Lanka a highly anticipated gold medal, beating...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Alleging that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) had betrayed the joint protest campaign, planned on 24 Sept.,...
People living on the northern Pacific coast of Mexico are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Polo, which is forecast...
Like every year, Pushpraj Rimal, a tour planner and taxi driver in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, was looking forward to September...
Sri Lankan javelin star Rumesh Tharanga is on the cusp of winning the men’s javelin throw gold medal at the...
The gulf between India and Afghanistan during the recent bilateral T20I series – which India won 3-0 – was a...
England were the beneficiaries of an unusual, but ultimately correct, umpiring decision during their series-clinching win against Sri Lanka in...
Hours after US President Donald Trump rejected a diplomatic solution put forward by Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,...
Jos Buttler has been ruled out of England’s ODI series decider against Sri Lanka at The Oval on Sunday, with...
Tens of millions of people across the north-eastern US are in the path of a powerful storm bringing coastal flooding,...
US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping within a...
The National Building Research Institute has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Hambanthota, Kalutara, Kandy,...
India are through to the semi-finals of the Asian Games men’s tournament, with persistent rain and a damp outfield in Nisshin forcing the abandonment of their...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
People’s Struggle Movement activist Wasantha Mudalige yesterday alleged that there were serious irregularities in the tender process initiated to purchase 500 body cameras for police officers...
By Norman Palihawadane The Navy has seized nearly 81 kilos of narcotics with a street value of Rs. 1.5 billion, during a special operation off the...
By Norman Palihawadane Two people were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a three-wheeler in the Halpathota area of Baddegama, yesterday morning, police said. The...
A five-member delegation of the JVP will be in India for a five-day visit from September 27 to October 1, 2026. The delegation is led by...
Monday 28th September, 2026 All low-enrolment schools across the country are being assessed for restructuring, according to media reports. While many of them are facing the...
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has called for a comprehensive preparedness plan based on the assumption that the worst possible weather and climate scenarios could occur. Addressing...
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced a sweeping regulatory shift, confirming that the submission of a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Certificate will become mandatory...
This has reference to J. A. A. S. Ranasinghe’s article titled ‘Shouldn’t Foreign Experts be appointed as MD of SLP?’, published on 21 Sept. He starts...
Two wildlife teams deployed as rain hampers treatment operation By Ifham Nizam Wildlife veterinary teams continued intensive treatment and close monitoring of Sri Lanka’s famed tusker...
By Prof. Amarasiri de Silva The current period can be characterised by Sri Lanka reaching a historical crossroad which determines whether the island nation will continue...
