Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday called on the government to begin negotiations immediately for a successor programme with the International...
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Hiniduma Sunil Senevi yesterday told Parliament that 42 ancient paintings were missing from...
A discussion with the Catholic Council was held on Thursday (21) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat under the co-chairmanship of...
Italian Navy’s ITS GIOVANNI DELLE BANDE NERE, which arrived in Colombo (21 May 2026) on a replenishment visit, departed the...
The National Building Research Institute [NBRI] has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
Based on the heavy rainfall currently being received in the Kalu River Basin and the analysis of water level data...
A considerable rainfall has occurred in the catchment areas of the Aththanagalu Oya Basin as atb5.00 AM today (22). By...
A significant rainfall of nearly 300 mm has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin....
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Gampaha, Kalutara and Ratnapura valid...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
A French appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Rio de Janeiro – Paris...
Israel has deported hundreds of foreign activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week,...
British Member of Parliament Uma Kumaran has called on the UK Government to support a full international investigation into what she claims is a recently uncovered mass grave...
The ceremonial session of the newly elected Colombo Municipal Council will be held next Thursday (26) at 9:30 a.m. in the council’s assembly hall. Commissioner of the Colombo Municipal...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism yesterday announced that the Sri Lanka Embassy in Tehran has been temporarily relocated to a new address...
Minister of Foreign Employment Vijitha Herath yesterday said the ongoing staff transfers at the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) were not politically motivated. The...
The 29th AGM of Association of Justices of Peace of Sri Lanka will be held under the patronage of Dr. Dexter Anthony Fernando, on June 22 nd (Sunday) from...
Vraie Cally Balthazaar is the newly elected Mayor of Colombo. On June 16, almost a fortnight after MC elections were held, she was voted in by...
The ‘Lanka Leader’ Sinhala language YouTube channel of May 27, 2025 published a news item under a headline which may be translated as follows: “Public umbrage...
The felicitation ceremony held recently at the University of Colombo in honour of Emeritus Professor J.B. Dissanayake was more than a formal tribute—it was a celebration...
Sri Lanka will field seven cueists including champions Irshath Thaha and Susantha Boteju when the country hosts the Asian 6 Red and Team Snooker Championship 2025...
A Lankan caregiver has been injured in an Iranian missile strike near a hospital in Israel, according to Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara.The incident...
Sri Lankan explorer, photographer, and author Senaka Kotagama unveils his debut book, The World of the Black Leopard, at its highly anticipated launch in Colombo. This...
The CSE kicked off yesterday on a positive note but later selling pressure mounted due to the West Asian crisis which went on to trigger panic-...
