President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that, in light of the challenges that have arisen due to the prevailing conflict situation in the Middle East, plans are being implemented to manage energy ...

Sri Lanka’s globally acclaimed marine biologist Asha de Vos was honoured on the international stage when her portrait and words were featured at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in ...

Haleon Sri Lanka, formerly SmithKline Beecham Private Limited, a leading consumer healthcare product company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sri Lanka Dental Association (SLDA ...

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader and former Minister Udaya Gammanpila yesterday declared that he would reveal on 31 March the identity of the person who masterminded the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks ...

Sri Lanka registered 3-0 win over Guam as Annaya Norbert, Akesha Silva and Buvindi Jithsara recorded victories in their matches of the 2026 Junior Billie Jean King Cup Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying ...

A recent panel discussion at the University of Peradeniya examined the implications of the Supreme Court’s judgement on ragging, in which the Court recognised that preventing ragging requires not only ...

The war is taking its toll on the entertainment scene, as well, especially in the Gulf States. Right now, hardly any night spots are active and that is because of Ramadan. “All our music shows are ...

The Ecuadorean government has deployed more than 75,000 police officers and soldiers to four of the country’s most violence-wracked provinces, the interior minister says. The authorities have also ...

Ten people have been killed after a fire broke out in the trauma centre of a government hospital in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. All the victims were patients, while 11 hospital staff are being ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 17 MARCH 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 March 2026 by the Department of Meteorology  Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva ...

China has invested more than USD 60 Billion in Venezuela and plans to invest further in that country. This is happening despite the abduction by the US of Venezuela’s president Maduro and his wife and ...

Zuhair castigates sponsors who failed to condemn aggressors Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said that the recently adopted United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that strongly condemned ...