Canada, said to be the home to the largest Tamil Diaspora community, has expressed concern over the delay in holding...
SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has briefed Deputy PM of the UK, David Lammy, on the dangers posed by...
One time is a shock. Two times, and the second to beat hosts Sri Lanka at their own game, is...
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former United Kingdom royal, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, according to...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 12.00 noon 19 February 2026 valid for...
West Indies headed into the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup unbeaten after successfully defending 165 against Italy at...
Sri Lanka won the toss at the party at Premadasa and decided to bat first. Both, the hosts and Zimbabwe,...
A South Korean court has found ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of masterminding an insurrection. The 65-year-old has been sentenced...
Peru’s Congress has voted to appoint former judge and left-wing lawmaker Jose Maria Balcazar as interim president, replacing the right-wing...
Rescue teams combing through the backcountry of California’s Lake Tahoe region say they have found the bodies of eight skiers...
Advisory for low pressure area in the Southwest Bay of Bengal to the south-east of Sri Lanka. Issued by the...
For some time on Wednesday evening in the biggest cricket ground in the world, Netherlands dared to dream of causing...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that strengthening Sri Lanka’s professional education framework and aligning it with internationally recognised standards is essential to building a skilled,...
During operations conducted in the dark hours of 18 Feb 26, the Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard seized 04 Indian fishing boats and apprehended 22...
The Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka Dr. Siri Walt paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on the 17th of February at...
At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, witnesses have told the...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 19 FEBRUARY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 February 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Thursday 19th February, 2026 The Parliament of Sri Lanka has earned notoriety for Dorothy Dixers or pre-arranged questions that the ruling party backbenchers ask ministers to...
Religion has been an essential part of Sri Lankan society for more than two millennia, shaping culture, moral values, and social traditions. Buddhism in particular has...
Gamapaha District SJB MP Harshana Rajakaruna told Parliament early this week there was a conspiracy to remove the incumbent Parliament Secretary General. Speaking during Tuesday’s (17)...
Former Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, yesterday (18) filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, seeking to nullify the decision to interdict...
Dr. Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on 17 February 2026 during her...
Judging by some recent events, starting with the injudicious pronouncement in Jaffna by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and subsequent statements by some senior ministers, the government...
Jaffna District MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has raised serious concerns over the conduct of the police following the fatal shooting of a teenager in Jaffna, warning that...
