The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leaders will not be able to hold on to their positions for long if the membership lose their faith in them, MP Sarath Fonseka said today.

As Ramazan, the month of fasting draws to an end, several Muslims in Pettah busy with their shopping to celebrate the Eid or festival marking the end of fasting, in a day or two - Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

In a meeting in Seoul, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Chairman of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, expressed mutual appreciation on their close partnership and committed e

Sri Lanka’s cricket sensation, Kamindu Mendis, has secured the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award for March 2024.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera today said there will be an uninterrupted supply of fuel during the holidays.

United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka said Sri Lanka defaulted on a payment of USD 6 billion starting from April 2022 when the country announced bankruptcy.

The Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo has initiated a new programme permitting fathers to be present in the delivery room during childbirth.

The Supreme Court put off for June 12th and July 11 the hearing of the Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed by a group of persons including the former Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake in his personal capacity d

Minister of Ports, Aviation and Shipping Nimal Siripala de Silva has been appointed as Acting Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

The 38th National Rowing Championship 2024 was held at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre. The crew’s commendable effort to achieve goals whilst tackling examinations and other duties is truly an example of fine sportsmanship. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Some 120 plantation workers including children were hospitalized due to food poisoning after consuming food served at a Kovil in Nallatanniya last night.

The Special Investigation Unit of the Police Headquarters has launched an investigation into students being dressed in uniforms resembling the jungle camouflage uniforms used by the Police Special Task Force (STF) during a sports event at a leading s

President Ranil Wickremesinghe inaugurated the flyover spanning the railway line linking Kompannavidiya with Justice Akbar Mawatha & Uttarankanda Mawatha a short while ago.

More than 90 people have died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities say.

The balance Rs.5,000 of the increased allowance of Rs.10,000 to government employees will be released to the relevant institutions today along with their monthly salary, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

A Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Corporal attached to the Sri Lanka Air Force Rugby pool, was killed in a shooting by the police and Special Task Force (STF) at Angamuwa in Padukka this morning.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer Tissa Attanayake over the weekend cautioned his leader Sajith Premadasa on whom the party should associate with.

The military government in Myanmar has reportedly cited that the rescue of 48 Sri Lankans held captive by cyber crime operators in the Myawaddy area has proven to be challenging since that is controlled by ethnic armed groups, an informed source said

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is expecting a multiplier effect across all key source markets following United Kingdom’s recent update on the travel advisory for Sri Lanka, which will immediately result in a significant boost in tourist arrivals in t

Reflecting what the Sri Lankan tourism trade could deliver in normal times when there are no pandemics or mass scale public protests as in 2022, the industry churned out back-to-back high foreign earnings exceeding US$ 300 million.

The government announced that it has been successful in settling a total of US$ 1909.7 million in foreign debt and interest payments within a time-frame of about 19 months.

Tourists are captured immersing themselves in delightful culinary experience, savoring the flavors that define Sri Lanka’s rich cultural heritage. Pix by Nisal Baduge

To mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the Department of Excise has banned the countrywide sale of liquor on April 12 and 13, except for the star class hotels.

Fishermen from Vadamarachchi, Jaffna, rescued 11 dolphins ensnared in fishing nets near Katteikattil beach.

New Zealand said on Sunday that it was making immediate changes to its employment visa program after a near record migration last year which it said was ’’unsustainable’’.

Two individuals who were traveling in a three-wheeler were killed in a shooting by a group that arrived from a car at Thalgahawila, Moragahahena.

Though there are two lunar eclipses and two solar eclipses this year, Sri Lankans will not be able to see any of them said Prof. Chandana Jayaratne, the Director of the Astronomy and Space Science Unit, Department of Physics, Colombo University, and

Sri Lanka is ready to export several types of seeds in this country for the first time, the Agriculture Ministry said.

A special operation targeting individuals involved in purchasing drugs through eZ Cash and M Cash has been initiated by the police.

No decision has been taken to declare April 15 as a public holiday, Home Affairs State Minister Ashoka Priyantha said.