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...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
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...
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has alleged that the NPP government, too, like its predecessor, was creating a situation where medicines can be purchased at higher...
Sri Lanka women’s team beat their Indian counterparts for the first time in seven years as Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshika Silva with vital half centuries and...
Three Acting Ministers have been appointed to oversee key ministries which are under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently in Vietnam. Additionally, an Acting Minister...
Forty-six candidates contesting tomorrow’s local government (LG) polls have been arrested for flouting election laws. These arrests were made from 3 March to 30 April. In...
Police Media Spokesman, SSP Buddhika Manatunga yesterday said that arrangements were currently underway to bring back to Sri Lanka more than 20 underworld gang leaders living...
Six students of the Faculty of Technology at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura have been suspended following an incident, where a third-year student was assaulted, Vice...
Monday 5th May, 2025 The Election Commission (EC) has said that everything is ready for tomorrow’s local government (LG) polls. However, a trade union representing the...
The IFJ’s South Asia Press Freedom Report for 2024-2025 (SAPFR 24-25), Frontline Democracy: Media Amid Political Churn, breaks down the complexities and challenges of an industry that is endeavouring to...
Sri Lanka’s fiscal health showed signs of improvement in early 2025, with the budget deficit narrowing to Rs. 86.6 billion in the first two months of...
Reservations of Roads & Natural Streams which extend to about 10 to 20 on either side are not actively protected in Sri Lanka though it is...
Yesterday, a sumptuous rainbow manifested over Pera. I could not but think of you, my friend! Harshana was my batchmate at Pera in 1997. Since he...
Recently another life of an undergraduate was lost due to barbaric ragging at the Sabaragamuwa University. This is not the first time this happened at this...
