The internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” originating from the United States, is set to take place in Sri Lanka starting...
The World Bank Group and the Sri Lankan government on Thursday launched a new five-year country partnership framework to support...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 April 2026, valid...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Voting commenced at 7.00am to elect members to 339 local councils in the island. Voting is being held at 13,579 polling centers and will end at...
Vietnamese President Luong Cuong warmly welcomed President Anura Kumara Disanayake during an official ceremony held in Hanoi on Monday (05) morning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology At 3.30 p.m. 05 May 2025, valid for 06 May...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 06 MAY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 MAY 2025 by the Department of Meteorology . Misty conditions can be expected at...
As the Election Commission (EC) finalised arrangements for the conduct of the Local Government polls today (06), election watchdog PAFFREL has accused Prime Minister Dr. Harini...
The College of Cardinals will gather beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, tasked with the solemn duty of choosing a successor to...
A group of non-governmental organisations and their linked individuals have urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayakaye to withdraw the Personal Data Protection Act (amendment) Bill (Data Protection...
The Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) has called applications for its two flagship Chemistry programmes: the Bachelor of Science Honours (BSc Hons) degree in Chemical Science...
Tuesday 6th May, 2025 Elections to 339 local government (LG) institutions are set to take place today––at long last. The terms of the local councils, which...
Former SLPP Matara District parliamentarian Weerasumana Weerasinghe (Communist Party) said that former Pohottuwa seniors representing the Matara District had shed their differences to field combined groups...
The mighty haka echoed through the hills of Kandy as New Zealand’s Under-85 kg rugby team, a touring side from the land of the long white...
The local government elections, long delayed and much anticipated, are shaping up to be a landmark political event. These elections were originally due in 2023, but...
