The United Kingdom Royal Navy ship, HMS Montrose arrived at the Colombo harbour today on her way to Bahrain via a couple of brief stops in the India-Asia region

A cocaine haul of 769 kgs was set to be destroyed at D.N.S Warehouse, Kelaniya in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena today. Pix by Lahiru Harshana

National Trade Union Center launched a protest march by bicycle around the Colombo city today urging the government to rescind the Counter Terrorism Bill.

Mahanayake of Malwatte Chapter Most Ven. Tibbatuvawe Sithdartha Sri Sumangala Thera conferred on Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa the title ‘Sasana Deepana Abhimani’. President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minis

The Volkswagen Beetle Owners’ Club held their 20th Annual World Volkswagen parade today. The parade was started at the Colombo Hilton Hotel and ended at Wadduwa.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visited the ’Yowun Puraya’ youth camp at Weerawila, Hambantota. The Prime Minister visited all the camps set up representing the districts of the country and met with the youths who warmly welcomed the Premier

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visited LPG gas terminal belongs to Laugfs Gas company in Hambantota yesterday and had discussions with the officials of the company. Minister of Ports Sagala Ratnayake was also present.

VYAWASAYA – 2019 was launched at the BMICH yesterday under the patronage Ports & Shipping and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka. The exhibition comprises of food items, textiles, furniture and home accessories etc.

An exhibition was held at the Siri Vajirarama Dhamma School, Bambalapitiya today in line with its 100th anniversary under the patronage of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.

Sri Lankan and Australian disaster management experts exchanged experiences on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) this week. The four-day program, attended by civilian and military representatives from both countries, included repre

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday laid the foundation stone for new premises of the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies of the Kelaniya University. Director of the Institute Venerable Professor Kotapitiye Rahula Thera, Prime Mi

In a picture posted on Twitter by Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) player Shreevats Goswami, Muralitharan can be seen taking down an unusual victim. The 46-year-old literally attacked a ’dosa’ during a breakfast with his Indian Premier League franchise

President’s Counsel Yasantha Kodagoda was sworn in as the President of the Court of Appeal before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.

STF Commandant Senior DIG M.R Latiff receives the 5th-degree black belt in Taekwondo, an honorary title from the Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters in South Korea.

Former Central Bank Deputy Governor P. Samarasiri (right), Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Chairman Geoffrey Aloysius (third from left) and three directors of PTL, who were remanded till April 5 by Colombo Chief Magistrate being escorted to the pr

’’We may have to handle this big investment with care,’’ is what UNP Deputy Leader cum Minister Sajith Premadasa is reminding of his leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in the presence of Omani Minister for Oil and Gas Muhammed bin

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday at the Temple Trees, where a programme has been organised to grant accessories to children with special needs. Pix by Jayamal Chandrasiri

President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday handed over the proposal to declare the Theravada Tripitaka, the sacred scripture of Buddhists, as a World Heritage as a Memory of the World officially to the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Repres

National Institute of Social Development (NISD) Convocation and Diploma award ceremony was held at BMICH under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe today. Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment Daya Gamage and several o

Housing & Construction Expo 2019 was launched yesterday at the BMICH under the patronage of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa, Megapolis & Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and Development Strate

A ceremony was held at the Independence Square to commemorate the 67th death anniversary of Late Prime Minister D.S Senanayake, the Father of the Nation under the aegis of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today.

The artificial rain triggered by the Air Force today by using the Y12 aircraft around the Maussakele reservoir, has become successful. Air Force triggered rain around 11.00 am today morning and there was showers for forty five minutes between 1.00 p

Striking new images offer a glimpse of what is to be expected from Sir David Attenborough’s stunning new wildlife documentary series on Netflix. The series, filmed in 50 countries on all continents across four years using the latest in 4K camera te

A Senegalese man abducted 51 children when he hijacked an Italian school bus and set the vehicle alight in a protest over migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.

Today is Medin Full Moon Poya day. The pictures show devotees who have thronged to the Kelaniya temple to perform religious activities.

Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse university students who carried out a protest outside the University Grants Commission (UGC) today.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today unveiled the golden fence at the Sri Devathissa Rajamaha Viharaya in Kekirawa after he laid the foundation stone for the new building. Viharadhikari, Ven. Senadiriyagama Wimalajothi Thera, Parliamentarians Ch

Pindapatha programmes were held in various parts of the country on Saturday in view of the Thripitakabhivandana week which is a part of a campaign to declare the Theravada Thripitakaya a world heritage.