Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government was deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of the Tusker Kavanthissa, a national treasure who sustained severe injuries from gunshot ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 20 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Due to the development of an atmospheric disturbance in the lower atmosphere in the ...

The staggering sums Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) reportedly splashed out on its former President Shammi Silva have raised eyebrows among stakeholders, with revelations suggesting that the former cricket ...

By Shamindra Ferdinando owledging that there had been an administrative lapse on the part of the President’s Office in 2019 when Maithripala Sirisena granted presidential pardon to Ven. Gnanasara ...

By SK Samaranayake Six people were killed and seven others injured when a speeding bulker lorry carrying cement and concrete ploughed into several vehicles and a shop on the Kandy-Jaffna A9 road at ...

AKD led over 560 protests during Yahapalanaya Former Yahapalana Minister and United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday (19) alleged that the JVP, which carried out over ...

Prof. Ranjith Bandara, Emeritus Professor, University of Colombo This article examines why community exclusion, excessive bureaucratic control, unequal distribution of conservation benefits, weak ...

Norman Palihawadane Five more suspects allegedly linked to the killing of ‘Kawantissa’, considered Sri Lanka’s tallest living tusker, and other illegal activities against wildlife have been arrested.

Rex Clementine ‎ The curtain raiser of the tri-nation series in Pakistan went down to the wire and although Sri Lanka were into their tail, hopes of pulling off an unlikely victory remained alive as ...

Tuesday 20th October, 2026 A massive wave of youth-led and anti-austerity protests is sweeping across several European countries. It is driven by a host of issues including soaring cost of living, ...

Waves of youth migration Parallel to economic distress, unprecedented waves of outward youth migration and brain drain have drastically altered the local marriage market. Hundreds of thousands of ...

Lanka was his homeland, and now it’s Australia, based in Sydney. But for legendary performer Roger Menezes, the lure of his old hometown is just too hard to resist — and he keeps coming this way, ever ...