Appointment of committee eyewash, says UNP The government is considering changes to prison regulations pertaining to the treatment of Buddhist...
Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya yesterday withdrew from the bench hearing petitions challenging the decision by prison authorities...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 14 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Due...
Missiles and drones have been intercepted over Riyadh after the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen struck a fuel depot near...
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has instructed officials to expedite the cleaning of canals and drainage systems to ensure the...
The series may have been lost but Sri Lanka will be feeling a lot better about themselves following a comprehensive...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal forwarded by the Prime Minister in her capacity as the Minister...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is planning to legally challenge the federal government’s Sunday takeover...
Pathum Nissanka’s return to the red-ball fold provides a downtrodden Sri Lanka with a timely boost, while debuts are also...
Former Zimbabwe fast bowler and umpire Sarah Dambanevana passed away in Harare on Monday. She was 36. A Zimbabwe Cricket...
Even counting the win against Bangladesh at the Asian Games Sri Lanka have lost 12 T20Is to the two they...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 15 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 15 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
The Department of Prisons yesterday denied allegations by former Minister Udaya Gammanpila that Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera had been forced to wear a prison uniform...
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has set aside the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Arun Hemachandra announced...
Experts warn of surge in STIs Sri Lanka is witnessing a continued rise in HIV infections, alongside a sharp increase in other sexually transmitted infections (STIs),...
Thursday 15th Octobber, 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly cranking up pressure on US President Donald Trump to resume military strikes on Iran ahead...
The National Shoora Council (NSC) has welcomed an assurance by Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath that the government will take necessary action to provide urgent humanitarian assistance...
Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader and MP Mano Ganesan has welcomed the Saudi Supreme Court’s decision to set aside the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan...
I refer to Dr Upul Wijayawardena’s recent letter on science and religion. I agree with him on the fate of religions in the modern world and...
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) yesterday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking action against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several others for alleged...
An expert committee appointed to review public submissions on electoral reforms has submitted its report to the Parliamentary Select Committee tasked with reviewing election laws, excluding...
The Court of Appeal yesterday postponed, until October 22, the delivery of its order on petitions seeking permission to intervene in a case filed by former...
By Savitri Goonesekere ( This is an edited version of the transcript of a talk given at a public seminar titled ‘Why should we rally for...
