Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
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...
Punjab are the Kings of 200 plus chases in the IPL. They’d done it eight times before Friday night, and...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 April 2026, valid...
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution is the desire and goal of Pohottuva politics today. It is now more important that the economic crisis faced by...
‘Members have a right to express views freely’ By Saman Indrajith Every MP had a right to speak and express his or her views freely and...
By Saman Indrajith The government had decided to review all project loans amounting to around Rs. 9 billion, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday, presenting to...
Offers ‘highest’ advance amount for 24K sovereign Seylan Bank took measures to further reduce their Gold Loan rates to 0.79% per month, one of the lowest...
Stranded garment workers in Jordan By Gomi Senadhira (Specialist in Trade and Development Issues) Recent news items about the tear gas attack by the Jordanian police...
Silver lining to the UNP cloud Congratulations and celebration! “Karu ready to lead UNP” says headline of ‘The Island’ of Tuesday 25 August. “In a statement...
By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday told Parliament that a presidential investigation commission could not summon a chairman or members of parliamentary watchdog committee...
The Indian High Commission said that 174 Indian nationals including an infant had been repatriated from Sri Lanka on a special Air India flight AI 0282...
Professor Carlo Fonseka At the first death anniversary of Professor Carlo Fonseka, I would like to bring the focus of the reader to the legacy of...
Show takes place at Nelum Pokuna Theatre on Saturday By Steve A. Morrell ‘Arise Sri Lanka’ a musical extravaganza featuring the best Sri Lankan Western musical...
By Ifham Nizam Dehiwela National Zoological Gardens Trade Union yesterday decided to postpone a protest scheduled for today after the Ministry Secretary agreed to meet them...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Former SIS Director SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena, on Wednesday, admitted before the PCoI investigating the Easter Sunday attacks that he hadn’t sent written reports...
