Haider Ali, a Pakistani cricketer who was once touted as the next big thing in the sport, is now facing serious allegations in England.

The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being ’’one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world’’.

Amidts the controversy over Chichi’s communication satellite, SupremeSAT confirmed that the satellite remains in orbit at 87.5° East, precisely where it was positioned upon launch.

Wildcard Victoria Mboko won her first WTA title by coming from behind to beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the Canadian Open final.

Israel’s political-security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City early on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intended to take military control of the entire strip despite intensifying criticism at home

Platinum Immigration Solutions Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka’s trusted name in global education consultancy for over 12 years, held its annual Ireland Pre-Departure Session in Colombo.

Controversy surrounding the satellite released by Supreme SAT in 2012, more popularly known as ‘Chichi’s rocket’ took a bizarre twist in Parliament yesterday when Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe contradicted Prime Minister Harini Amarasuri

Customer deposits in the licensed commercial banking sector continued to grow at a faster rate from 2024 through the second quarter of 2025 despite the interest rates on deposits slumping in line with the decline in market interest rates.

Sri Lanka has been identified as a key target for SideWinder, dubbed “the most aggressive threat in APAC” by global cybersecurity giant Kaspersky.

Talk show host and actor Danu Innasithamby has issued a public warning, saying that his name, image, and videos are being misused by online scammers promoting fraudulent investment and trading schemes.

The first 500 meters of the Kadawatha-Mirigama stretch of the Central Expressway (E04) will be completed within the next two months (September), Deputy Minister of Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Prasanna Gunasena said.

A shooting incident occurred today (07) at the Sahaspura housing complex in Borella, resulting in one death and injuries to four others

A Florida mother has been accused of leaving her child and seven dogs home alone in “vile” conditions for two weeks as she celebrated her birthday in Las Vegas, cops say.

Three individuals, including a woman, appeared in the Sessions Court today over charges of smuggling a Sri Lankan national.

The Department of Examinations announced that the re-scrutinized results of the 2024 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) Examination have been released online.

A new mobile app has been launched to help the public report real-time sightings of wild elephants, aiming to reduce the human-elephant conflict and enhance safety in affected areas.

Eleven Indian tourists, including two women, were fined Rs. 100,000 each after being produced before Kaduwela Magistrate Bandara Ilangasinghe for operating an illegal online gambling operation in Pelawatta.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga today ordered an immediate investigation into a scam where the name of Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa had been fraudulently used to open bank accounts and collect donations

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Sri Lankan entrepreneur and animal welfare advocate Otara Gunewardene has warned the public that her name, photos, and videos have been fake-edited and wrongly used by an online platform called “Edge Code Pro.”

The Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council has decided to auction stray ponies roaming the city if their owners fail to pay fines and reclaim them, Mayor Upali Wanigasekera said.

The Sri Lanka Customs today informed the Court of Appeal that it has agreed to release 991 BYD electric vehicles (EV), which had been detained by the Customs, subject to several conditions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Police signed an MoU today to share information and strengthen investigations into money laundering and financing of terrorist.

The second school term for Sinhala and Tamil government schools and government-approved private schools for the year 2025 will end today.

The Board of Investments (BOI) has given the wrong statistics to Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya over Chichi’s rocket and the income generated by SupremeSAT Ltd., Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe said today.

Veteran casino operator Ravi Wijeratne and Rank Entertainment Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., have filed action before the Colombo Commercial High Court against four defendants, including Waterfront Properties (Pvt) Ltd. and John Keells Holdings PLC, seeking Rs

The Opposition announced plans to submit a no-confidence motion (NCM) against Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekera on Monday, warning that further disclosures will be made if he refuses to resign.

The government will provide a vehicle to each MP from the next budget to be returned after the MP’s tenure, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on more than 90 countries around the world have come into effect.

In the government’s push against tax evasion, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake revealed in Parliament that he is in possession of a list of 200 major tax evaders, who collectively owe between Rs. 100 to 150 billion in unpaid taxes.