Govt. tells fuel distributors to maintain stocks to ensure uninterrupted supplies by Saman Indrajith and Norman Palihawadane The government had...
by Norman Palihawadane Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera, who has been ordered by the court to...
Former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was produced before the Hulftsdorp court, after being arrested by...
Smriti Mandhana has been named India’s all-format women’s captain on the same day Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from the role...
Cristiano Ronaldo has accused Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of twice breaking his word, saying a failed agreement to publicly explain...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Environment to appoint M. M. D. J. Senarathne,...
Harmanpreet Kaur, who led India to their first women’s global title at last year’s ODI World Cup, has stepped down...
Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to activate “deterrence measures” under a mutual defence pact and rapidly deploy forces...
The 20 nominees for the World Athlete of the Year honours have been announced ahead of the World Athletics Awards...
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has said that its forces have retaken the strategic port city of Mocha and key positions...
The Hational Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Matale and Ratnapura...
The head of Turkiye’s football refereeing body and four other officials have been placed in pretrial detention by a court...
The U.S. Navy ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) arrived at the Port of Colombo this morning, 7 October 2026 for replenishment purposes. The visiting ship was...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 07 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
A 10-member medical board yesterday informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court that former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, could be discharged...
Retired Senior Professor Kotapitiye Rahula Anunayake Maha Thera has requested the Commissioner General of Prisons to allow Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera...
In the run-up to the 2015 Presidential election, a Chinese submarine visit, in 2014, caused major media fury. Indian media alleged the vessel was nuclear powered....
Wednesday 7th October, 2026 Fuel queues have returned, with long lines of vehicles reported at filling stations in many parts of the country. Foreign companies engaged...
by Prof Ranjith Bandara, PhD (Qld) Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Colombo The Department of Census and Statistics (CS Department) reports that Sri Lanka’s real...
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa and former Krrish Group Executive Director and businesswoman, Janaki Siriwardena, who are in remand custody over the controversial ‘Krrish’ deal, were further...
Between the devil and the deep blue sea: by Sasanka Perera (The writer is on X as @sasmester) According to news reports, about 19 Iranian tankers...
Sri Lanka’s economy reached a significant milestone, reaching pre-crisis levels. But the recovery remains incomplete and uneven, with household incomes and labour market outcomes still lagging...
by Prof. N. A. de S. Amaratunga PhD, DSc, DLitt Prof. Sasanka Perera’s important article dealing with the vital subject of discipline of Buddhist monks published...
Retail is entering a new phase where technology is no longer simply supporting the shopping experience; it is beginning to reshape it. At the centre of...
