TIRUCHY: Even as the Supreme Court on Friday allowed the remaining six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to walk free, four of them—V Sriharan alias Murugan, Santhan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar—were brought to the special camp at t

A New South Wales Supreme Court hearing will be held in December after Sri Lankan international Danushka Gunathilaka launched a second bail bid following his arrest and charges of four counts of sexual intercourse without consent.

The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA), the apex body of organised retail in Sri Lanka, has raised growing concern about the current standing of the local retail sector. “If the retail sector

Worker remittances income continued its ascent in October reflecting that the worst may be over for the poor run of the key foreign currency inflow source to Sri Lanka, which is instrumental in helping....

Ahead of today’s budget presentation, the government yesterday disclosed plans to prop up State expenditure by 29.2 percent to provide relief to the economically-battered population....

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) saw its profits declining in the three months ended September 30, 2022 (3Q22) due to sharply rising costs stemming from a bevy of factors including the sharp fall in the value...

Sri Lanka’s national average rice yield hit a nearly 50-year-low last ‘Maha’ season largely driven by the ill-conceived import ban on chemical fertiliser and agrochemicals. Its aftereffects....

Democrats held onto control of the U.S. Senate, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden and extinguishing hopes of the ’’red wave’’ that Republicans had expected leading into the midterm elections.

At least six people have been killed and 81 wounded in an explosion in a busy area of central Istanbul, Turkish authorities have said.

The captain of the Sri Lanka women’s rugby team, Dulani Pallekondage, who has come to South Korea to participate in the second leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series, has gone missing after the tournament.

Sri Lanka had to settle for fourth place in the second leg of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series 2022 after losing 24-07 to the Philippines in the match for third place. Sri Lanka got off to a bright start but suffered some setbacks in the last half of th

Mounds of earth had one crashing down on the railway line between Diyatalawa and Bandarawela railway stations as well as between Ohia and Idalgashinna stations on the upcountry railway line today, the Railway Department said.

The Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean (ESPO) Crude Oil cargo which has been seen docked off the west coast of Sri Lanka for over 50 days due to a delay in settling payment, commenced unloading last night.

England beat Pakistan to win the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 title

The 33rd Commemoration of the ‘November Heroes’ was held at Viharamahadevi Park in the outdoor theater today. The event was held by the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP) to commemorate their comrades, including the founder of the JVP, Rohana Wijewee

Troops of 24 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment and 2 (V) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry under 144 Infantry Brigade assisted in clearing bamboo bushes stuck on a pillar of the ‘Podi Palama’ that is built across the Kelani River in Nawagamuwa and Mapiti

Every year on November 14, World Diabetes Day is observed. On account of that, a march and an awareness program organized by the Sri Lanka Diabetes Federation and Sri Lanka College of Endocrinology were held today at the Viharamahadevi Park under the

The ‘Poppy Day’ ceremony, was held this morning at the Colombo Viharamahadevi Park cenotaph. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the Minister of Finance will present the 2023 budget to Parliament tomorrow (14) aimed at creating long-term, stable economic growth, the President Media Division said.

England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the Twenty20 World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

A special police investigation has been launched against the Panadura South HQI and his team after they were caught on camera physically assaulting female protestors and female cops who were on duty.

The Board of Management of The Colombo Friend-in-need Society and the Organising Committee of Aidex 2022 today conducted a Sports Festival for the Jaipur Limb users at Rifle Green Grounds near Air Force Headquarters, at Sri Chittampalam A. Gardiner M

UNP is to take action against its local government member Sashi Hettiarachci who held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo asking China to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt, Party General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said.

A 24-year-old man has died after he was assaulted and tied to a tree after a man found out that the victim was sleeping with his wife.

Top emerging talent will be heading to Sri Lanka in 2024 for the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, as the ICC Board announced host countries for U19 events between 2024 and 2027.

AMW, a wholly-owned company of Al-Futtaim based in UAE, which provides some of the world’s most-recognized automotive brands, services, and mobility solutions to customers, said it has begun the process of closing down identified locations across S

A Boeing B-17 bomber and a small plane collided Saturday in the air in the US state of Texas, according to the nation’s aviation agency and footage on social media.

The Indian Coast Guard ship Vigraha patrolling in the Bay of Bengal apprehended two Sri Lankan fishing boats along with 11 crew fishing in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone and escorted them to Kakinada for further investigation on Saturday.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today recorded a statement from Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera for nearly three hours, over the investigations into alleged mega financial fraud committed by Thilini Priyamali, police sources said.

President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) Lin Songtian arrived in Sri Lanka for a four-day official visit today.