Vast majority of wounded also non-convicts A file picture of the Negombo Prison during the recent riots By Shamindra Ferdinando...
The death of 128 wild elephants during the first four-and-a-half months of 2026 has triggered renewed concern among Wildlife authorities...
Years of political history and football rivalry will collide in Atlanta when England face Argentina in a World Cup semifinal...
The 2027 ODI World Cup, to be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, will be a 14-team event but...
United States President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi have met at the White House in Washington, DC,...
Spain snuffed out France’s dream of a third World Cup triumph, taming their galaxy of forwards to win 2-0 and...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to appoint S....
Oil prices have surged to their highest level in a month as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran...
England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start the World Cup semi-final against Argentina....
The US military says it has launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hours before a reinstated naval...
India’s spinners made light work of England on the final day of the first ever women’s Test at Lord’s, wrapping...
Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the architect of Qatar’s remarkable transformation into an ultra-wealthy modern nation with...
The death toll in a fire at a popular live music pub in Bangkok has risen to 32 after two more people died from their injuries,...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 15 JULY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 15 July 2026 by the Department of Meteorology A few showers may occur in the...
In planning a long trip to Sri Lanka from the UK, I was disappointed to see different hotel pricing for foreign visitors when compared to local...
Cabinet spokesman: Consultations taking place with France SJB MP Mujibur Rahuman yesterday said that there was no need for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to cancel his...
The sinking of an Iranian frigate in India’s backyard, closer to Sri Lanka’s southern coast, in early March this year, a few days after the eruption...
Wednesday 15th July, 2026 The JVP-NPP government’s efforts to increase the retirement ages of the judges of the Supreme Court (SC) and the Court of Appeal...
Sri Lanka is once again facing a significant dengue challenge. With rising numbers of suspected and confirmed cases reported across the country, especially during the rainy...
Jaffna Police, on Monday, arrested a person who operated a drone over the Jaffna Prison. The police swiftly moved to identify the suspect and take him...
Police Headquarters yesterday appealed to the general public, and Sri Lankan expatriates living abroad, to provide any information that could lead to the arrest of underworld...
The latest deplorable revelations in the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) report ‘The Fraud Linked to Cybercrime in the US Dollar 2.5 Million Debt Repayment to...
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which once played an important role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among South Asian countries, has experienced a...
ITC Ratnadipa, Colombo has been honoured with the ‘Sustainable Smart Building of the Year’ award at the Sri Lankan Sustainability Awards (SSA) 2026 held on 11th...
