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,...
In the last four ODI meetings between Bangladesh and Pakistan, both sides have won two matches each. To underscore just how evenly matched they seem to...
At least 69 people have been killed and dozens injured after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines late on Tuesday. The province of...
Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, a world-leading expert on chimpanzees, has died aged 91. Former US president Barack Obama was among those who paid tribute to Dr...
The Israeli navy has intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza and detained the activists aboard, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said several...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya affirmed the government’s full commitment to safeguarding children and clarified that the law against corporal punishment should not be seen as...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 02 OCTOBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 02 October 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for evening...
Some of those involved in the cover-up of Wasim Thajudeen’s murder in May 2012 were now in the incumbent government, SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman alleged yesterday...
Sri Lanka Navy will receive training in the deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) by the Japanese. Authoritative sources said that though nothing has been finalised...
The NPP government is going ahead with the presidential election promise to set up Office of the Public Prosecutor amidst protests from the Opposition and some...
Sri Lanka faced sustained scrutiny in Geneva as the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) concluded its first examination of the island’s record under the International...
Thursday 2nd October, 2025 Simmering discontent in universities erupted in a token strike on Tuesday. The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) staged protests in state...
The Central Bank’s External Sector Performance Report for August 2025 has revealed that the country spent US$1,007.5 million on vehicle imports from January to August 2025....
