World-leading javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga underlined his status as the man to beat in world athletics with another sensational performance,...
Police to arrest and question four former ministers, others over links to Basik By Norman Palihawadane Police are investigating alleged...
Summer has come early to the southern hemisphere and not just because of climate change. In Australia, where they have...
Qatar’s prime minister has held meetings in the Iranian capital, discussing key issues including the future of the Strait of...
Less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos made history in the men’s 400m hurdles at the Weltklasse, another world...
The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 07th of...
Some 360 bodies have been recovered and more than 1,400 people are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after...
Sonal Dinusha put up an impressive resistance to keep the Indian bowlers at bay on the final day, helping Sri...
Asif Khan the UAE batter, has been banned for 15 months after admitting to having tested positive for a banned...
On Wednesday, part of a glacier collapsed high in the Himalayas, triggering catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border. At least...
More than 100 people have been killed in Nepal and Tibet, and hundreds of tourists are missing, after a massive...
Nepal sent helicopters to the rescue after a huge flash flood swept away villages, killing at least eight people and...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 28 AUGUST 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 August 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the...
Rooftop solar power systems with a generation capacity exceeding 300 kilowatts will be temporarily switched off until August 30 due to lower electricity demand during the...
by Norman Palihawadane Three people, including a 10-day-old infant, were killed in a head-on collision between an SUV and a three-wheeler in the Gonamariyawa area on...
Police Headquarters has launched a special investigation into allegations that three police officers, including two attached to the Panadura Walana Central Anti-Corruption Unit, have been involved...
Friday 28th August, 2026 Sri Lanka boasts a hydraulic heritage dating back more than two millennia and has a long history of harnessing water for agriculture...
The Sri Lanka Railways Department has issued a special circular prohibiting officials and employees from using social media during duty hours and sharing sensitive information related...
by Norman Palihawadane An alleged associate of the drug network operated by underworld figure Badowita Asanka has been arrested by officers of the Walana Anti-Corruption Unit....
Sri Lanka has recorded 94,666 dengue cases and 72 deaths so far this year, according to the latest dengue surveillance data available as of midnight on...
by Geedreck Uswatte-aratchi, B.A.(Cey.), Ph.D. (Cantab.) In my first year at Peradeniya, I lived in Room 54 on the ground floor of the first quadrangle of...
Drinking water from Nuwara Eliya’s Lake Gregory could pose a serious risk to human life, with scientific assessments by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) indicating that...
The Event Management Association of Sri Lanka (EMA) represented the nation at EEMAGINE 2026, one of India’s leading annual conventions for the event and entertainment industry,...
SINGER has been recognized as Sri Lanka’s Fastest Growing Brand and the Most Valuable Retail (General) Brand in Brand Finance’s Sri Lanka’s Top 100 Most Valuable...
