The renewed trend of young doctors migrating abroad instead of serving in Sri Lanka is creating growing challenges in maintaining healthcare services across both major and rural hospitals, National Professional and Civil Front Chairman, specialist Dr

U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out after he discussed the costly and unpopular war with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday and a ship was reported seized by Iranian personnel off the United ​Arab Emirates.

Heavy rainfall in the upstream catchment areas of the Kuda Ganga sub-basin of the Kalu River has raised the risk of minor flooding in several low-lying areas, the Irrigation Department warned today.

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has resigned following a political crisis over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones straying into Latvian territory.

Sri Lanka’s banking sector is now facing one of the gravest crises of public confidence in recent memory. The unfolding fraud scandal at a private Bank branch in Kandy Bank recently together with the reported disappearance of nearly USD 40 million

A new crop of future Sri Lanka women’s cricketers has surfaced unheralded, unsung and are currently in line to showcase themselves against the New Zealand second string team now touring the island having come through safe hands.

A considerable amount of rainfall has been recorded in most catchment areas of the Attanagalu Oya basin as of 6.00 a.m. today, the irrigation Department said.

The Irrigation Department has issued a spill discharge notice for the Tabbowa and Inginimitiya reservoirs today (14), with a total of 9,400 cubic feet per second (cusec) being released into the Mi Oya basin.

When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat down to a ​lavish state banquet in Beijing on Thursday, the menu itself read like a work of diplomacy.

A vessel reportedly operating as a ’’floating armoury’’ in the Gulf of Oman has been seized by Iranian military personnel, according to the maritime risk management company Vanguard.

The Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed a volatile session today, where early optimism quickly faded into mild selling pressure by the close. The market opened on a positive note, with the ASPI rising by 66 points within the first 15 minutes of trading,

The Meteorology Department has issued a red warning for very heavy rainfall affecting several parts of the country as the low-pressure area located northeast of Sri Lanka continues to persist.

Former Director of the National Institute of Education (NIE), I.G.S. Premathilaka, was today sentenced to six years of rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court after being found guilty of contempt of court in connection with the 2024 Grade 5 Schola

Nearly 20 percent of Sri Lanka’s population suffers from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), describing the figure as a serious public health concern, Health and Mass Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has earned his maiden India A call-up for the upcoming one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka, which will also feature Afghanistan. This continues the 15-year-old’s rapid rise in top-flight cricket, after the Rajasthan Royals batter b

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today observed that the Criminal Investigation Department should arrest and produce before the court if any senior officials of the National Development Bank (NDB) have aided and abetted the fraudulent mi

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed that the Strait of Hormuz ’’must remain open,’’ the White House said Thursday after the U.S.-China summit in Beijing.

Sri Lanka has taken steps to conserve and officially gazette the country’s first-ever geothermal wetland, located at Kapurulla in the Bogamuyaya Grama Niladhari Division of Maha Oya in the Ampara District.

The Wimalasurendra Reservoir began overflowing from the afternoon of May 14 following heavy rainfall experienced in the Norton Bridge area, reservoir engineers said.

China and the United States should find the right way for major countries to get along well with each other in the new era, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.

The All Ceylon Medical Officers Association (ACMOA) has called for an investigation by the Investigation Division of the Health Ministry into four procurements carried out under the Health Information and Quality Improvement (HIQI) Project, implement

As US President Donald Trump’s visit to China drew global attention to Beijing and the image China projected during the high-profile trip, one unexpected moment at the airport quickly went viral online — a Chinese soldier standing guard beside th

Trade union representatives within the Excise Department have alleged that the Finance Ministry is preparing to award a tender for printing security labels on alcohol products to a company lacking international experience and qualifications.

US President Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to pay a return visit to the White House.

The Kotmale–Gampola B431 main road has been temporarily closed since the afternoon of May 14 following heavy rainfall in the Kotmale area, police said.

Belarus and Sri Lanka have agreed to open a new chapter in their bilateral relations following discussions between Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Members of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) staged a protest today (14), demanding that the controversial Malwana property allegedly linked to former Minister Basil Rajapaksa be handed over for public use, including for universities

The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, His Excellency ISOMATA Akio, has reiterated Japan’s commitment to supporting the modernisation of Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector through the introduction of advanced technology and innovation-driven development

A low-pressure area located northeast of Sri Lanka continues to persist but is expected to move away from the island within the next 48 hours, according to the latest weather analysis issued on the morning of May 14.

An official attached to the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over an alleged financial fraud linked to a software installation project.