Sri Lanka’s paddy cultivation could be affected while generation of hydro power could be reduced if the dry spell which is currently prevailing continues, Director General Department of Meteorology Athula Karunanayake said yesterday.

Attorney-at-law Sanjeewa Samarawickrama stated that former Intelligence Chief Suresh Sallay was not in Sri Lanka at the time of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings and was not serving as the Head of Intelligence when the attacks took place.

The Colombo Commercial High Court has issued an enjoining order preventing Friends of Manipay Hospital and several other defendants from using in Sri Lanka the name ‘Ride for Ceylon’ or a similar name without the consent of the plaintiff company

A 15-year-old student who was training for a marathon event of the house sports meet of Dutugemunu National School in Buttala collapsed while running and died after being admitted to hospital this morning (11), police said.

A joint programme of major opposition political parties will be finalised within the coming days and will be presented to party leaders for their approval, a number of parties announced yesterday.

The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has urged relevant state officers to seek the opinion of Attorney General on taking action against those who are responsible for corruption at North Central Provincial Council (NCPC), The Parliament media unit

The 51st AGM of the above society and the distributing donations to the school children will be held on March 14, 2026 at the Community Centre hall, Kiribathgoda National Housing Scheme.

The Department of Meteorology has warned that the heat index, the temperature felt on the human body, is likely to increase to ‘Caution Level’ in several parts of the country today(11), the Meteorology Department said.

The prevailing dry weather has severely affected tea cultivation in the central hills much to the anxiety of the planters and the tea smallholders.

While urging the public to limit fuel consumption, Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation D. J. Rajakaruna said the recent rise in fuel prices had been significantly influenced by panic buying, with many consumers purchasing fuel in large quant

The hearings into the appeal applications filed by former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Lanka Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando, challenging the legality of the High Court judgement that convicted and sentenced them in connection

A private bus conductor was arrested last morning by Bandarawela Police on suspicion of stealing a SLTB bus which had been parked at the Bandarawela main bus stand for the night.

The annual Police Iftar ceremony, organized by the Sri Lanka Police Buddhist and Religious Affairs Association for Muslim officers serving in the Sri Lanka Police, will be held for the 10th consecutive year on March 12.

Fourteen Muslim national level community organisations has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake saying the proposed ‘Protection of the State from Terrorism’ (PSTA) draft law is more draconian than the existing Prevention of Terrorism (Te

The fellowship and the cricket tournament organised by the Inter University Marshal Officers Services Association is to be held on March 14, 2026, at the Colombo University grounds, starting from 8 am. Marshal Officers of all state universities are e

Sri Lanka has lost Rs 8.4 billion (Rs 8,497 million) from nine shipments of inferior-quality coal, while the country could lose a total of Rs 114 billion if the alleged scam continues for a year, a conference was told yesterday.

According to an internal memo issued by the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, the decision was taken at a University Safety Committee meeting held on March 4, after recent sightings and related incidents were reported within the campus.

Well known journalist Sajeewa Wijeweera passed away after an illness over the weekend.

Several oil barrels and suspicious debris have washed ashore along Sri Lanka’s southern coastline a few days after the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by the United States Navy submarine in seas off the coast of Galle.

The Basnayake Nilame of the Kataragama Devala had sought the government’s permission to sell a portion of gold received as offerings from the devotees and handover a portion of the revenue to the state, Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cult

Steps have been taken to ensure the safety of Sri Lankans residing in Northern Israel, Sri Lankan Ambassador in Israel said yesterday.

The US Indo-Pacific Command has recognized that Sri Lanka provided life-saving support to survivors of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in accordance with the Law of Armed Conflict or the International Humanitarian Law.

At least 25 schools in the Kandy district have been found to be vulnerable to landslide risks, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya informed Parliament yesterday.

A daughter is not merely the darling of the family and a sweet child full of voluble talk, brought up amid love and affection like a bud. She should possess many other traits and distinctive characteristics that build up her personality

The Lanka Responsible Care Council (LRCC) will host its bi-annual Responsible Care Members’ Day Conference and Responsible Care Excellence Awards on Monday, March 09, 2026 at The Barnhouse, Panadura.

Two schoolchildren were killed after being hit by a lorry in the Kilamaduchenai area of Kadayamotte in Madurankuliya, police said.

The use of a house at Maya Mawatha in Homagama, alleged to have been owned by the underworld gangster Janith Madushanka De Silva alias Poli Lassi, was prohibited by the Illegal Assets Investigation Division of the CID yesterday.

With air pollution levels in Colombo rising to unhealthy levels, health experts are raising alarm over the potential impact on public health, particularly on children.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara stated yesterday that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has not yet reported facts to Court regarding the retired Major General Suresh Sallay, who is currently being detained and questioned un