Ross Taylor played a knock of 48 runs off just 29 balls, allowing New Zealand to defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series in Pallekele yesterday.

Namel Weeramuini’s compelling autobiography as ‘Sailed I on Life – Like a Lark in the Sky’ was launched on his 85th birthday, at the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre yesterday.

A summit of local government councillors of the JVP named ‘Village & neighbourhood to Colombo’ was held at New Town Hall in Colombo.

The special convention organised by the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) led by MP Udaya Gammanpila was held on Sunday in Battaramulla. SLPP nominee of presidential candidacy Gotabaya Rajapaksa and SLPP Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa attended the special conve

The medical faculty of Wayamba University was declared open by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Kuliyapitiya yesterday where the government announced the move to open branches of leading local state universities in the Maldives. Ministers Akila

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was conferred with the Nelson Mandela Peace Prize and the award of the National Alliance of Churches at the Prathiba Pranama awards ceremony organised by the National Christian Council yesterday.

Members of the National Movement of Sinhale staged a protest outside the ministry of Buddhasasana against the attack on a Buddhist monk of the Muhudu Maha Viharaya. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Facets Sri Lanka, the International Gem and Jewellery Show was launched at the BMICH by Industry and Commerce State Minister Buddhika Pathirana yesterday, while Mr. Lewis Allen attending as a guest of honour. The exhibition would be held until Sunday

New Zealanders 168 for 6 (Taylor 53*, Munro 48, Hasaranga 2-35) beat Sri Lanka Board President’s XI 135 for 9 (Kuggeleijn 4-14, Sodhi 3-43) by 33 runs today.

Batik Lanka Exhibition showcasing Sri Lankan and foreign batik apparels and other products was opened by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today. The exhibition organised by the Ministry of Primary Industries is held at the BMICH today and tomorrow

The tussle for the candidature even within the same party has currently become a common scenario as is evident in the run-up to the presidential polls unlike ever before in our history. Pix by Lahiru Harshana

Head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, who arrived in Sri Lanka, was welcomed by Minister of Tourism Development John Amaratunga at the Bandaranaike Airport. Seen here Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is with the Bohra commu

IUSF students who staged a protest at the Lotus Roundabout in Colombo were tear-gassed this afternoon. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

A Kalutara-bound train (No. 741) had almost collided head-on with another train (No. 412) which had set off to reach Chilaw from Colombo Fort.

A robot is seen presenting the road map ‘For a country worth living In’, compiled based on the opinions of professionals, social activists, and scholars in the country to Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka at a ce

The new Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva called on President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, on Tuesday.

University of Visual and Performing Arts students staged a protest outside the university over several demands.

A public seminar organised by the JVP under the theme of ‘Defeat imperialist interference in Venezuela’ was held at the Centre for Society and Religion Centre auditorium hall (CSR) with the participation of JVP Parliamentarian Dr Nalinda Jayatiss

A media briefing was held at the Colombo Kingsbury Hotel with the participation of Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, to brief about the ’Colombo Defence Seminar’ which would be held at the BMICH on August 29th and 30th wit

New Zealand shared the 2-match Test series 1-1, beating Sri Lanka by an innings and 65 runs in Colombo today.

Colin de Grandhomme and BJ Watling made contrasting half-centuries on another rain-affected day in Colombo yesterday to give New Zealand a fighting chance of drawing the Test series against Sri Lanka.

The Bellanwila Perahera, which paraded the streets of Boralesgamuwa, came to an end with the water cutting ceremony held on Sunday. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

The work of the Malwathu Oya Project under which water will provided to people in Anuradhapura , Vavuniya, Vanni and Mannar got off the ground with the participation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday. It was announced that this was one

The work on the Mutur to Batticaloa Road got off the ground ceremoniously with the participation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday. Minister of Highways, Kabir Hashim, and government and TNA parliamentarians participated in the event

The People’s Agenda for Presidential Election 2019, was launched yesterday with the initiative of several civil society groups including National Movement for Social Justice, Purawesi Balaya and Aluth Parapura. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, SLFP General

Construction Expo 2019, the annual construction and building material exhibition, was launched by President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday. Minister Champika Ranawaka and MP Mahinda Amaraweera were also present at the launch. The exhibition will be h

A bystander was seen holding an umbrella proving shelter to two cops during heavy rains in Colombo today.

Trent Boult and Tim Southee led New Zealand‘s charge against Sri Lanka on day two of the rain-hit second Test today, with the host skipper Dimuth Karunaratne offering resistance with a half-century. Boult took two early wickets in one over after Sr

A pelican is seen enjoying a meal at the Beira Lake in a gentle rainy atmosphere