… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Mohammed Shami’s miserly 2 for 9 and Rishabh Pant’s uncharacteristic half-century helped Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] open their account in...
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 05 April 2026, valid...
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...
by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha I was invited a couple of weeks back by Mala Weerasekera to the launch of a book about her life, her family...
(Excerpted from A Cabinet Secretary’s Memoirs by BP Peiris) G. G. Ponnambalam, always smartly dressed, was one of the few Ministers who came to a meeting...
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera The latest media headlines have revolved around the statement made by the Member of Parliament (MP), Sarath Weerasekera (SW), as the chairman of...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Sri Lankan economy has not been doing well for the last few decades. Consistent balance of payment issues due to dwindling exports...
by Vijaya Chandrasoma Donald J. Trump was arrested at the Miami Courthouse on Tuesday, June 13 on 37 counts of federal felony charges under the Espionage...
Amid a protracted economic crisis and what critics see as increasingly harsh crackdowns on anti-government protests, Sri Lanka’s leading Catholic prelate has called for snap elections...
By Uditha Devapriya It’s not just that Sinhala nationalism tends to be exclusivist, communalist, and chauvinist. It’s also that it tends to be inchoate, incoherent, and...
Having had a keen interest in marine conservation since the inception of its environmental arm, Dilmah Tea is strengthening its investments in blue carbon – particularly...
Pakistan cricket icon, Wasim Akram, travelled on SriLankan Airlines’ flight UL 184 from Karachi to Colombo and was happy to pose for photos with the staff....
Union Assurance, Sri Lanka’s premier Life Insurer, proudly hosted the Union Assurance Premier Club Awards on May 27, at its head office, celebrating the top performers...
Bangladesh will host the Indian women’s team for a white-ball series in July. Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, Bangladesh Cricket Board’s women’s wing chairman, confirmed the development...
Ace fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named in Pakistan’s Test squad for the forthcoming series in and against Sri Lanka, marking his return to...
