At least 109 Sri Lankans are stranded in Saudi Arabia Airport while 22 were stranded in Oman Airport, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vjitha Herath said while assuring that some of them might have already returned to Sri Lanka.

The report of the Public Utilities Commission has confirmed that there is a risk of power cuts as a result of inferior coal, it was reported yesterday.

A survey conducted by the Gift of Vision Organisation has revealed that between 4,000 and 5,000 people in the country are victims of total blindness, and that it is 2.7 per cent of the population.

Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, Rauff Hakeem, expresses deep concern over the most ferocious, unprovoked, unilateral US–Israel strike on Iran, which reportedly resulted in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and s

Whilst highlighting that international flights to and from Israel have been suspended, the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Israel, Nimal Bandara, yesterday advised Sri Lankans who are hoping to come into that country to postpone their journeys.

Sri Lanka should adopt a neutral foreign policy in the wake of its importance growing with the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz after the conflict in the Middle East, a former MP said yesterday.

On March 2, 2026, in Beijing, the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Nurlan Yermekbayev, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the People’s Republic o

Grey market businessmen engaged in selling fuel at black market prices are becoming active amid panic buying across the nation, the Ceylon Fuel Distributors Association warned yesterday.

Former Minister and National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa yesterday alleged that the arrest of Major General (rtd) Suresh Sallay is a politically motivated move aimed at appeasing elements of the Tamil diaspora

Mohamad Buhari Fathima Sohara, a councilor who lost her seat in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) after being removed from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) for voting in favour of the CMC’s budget proposal presented by

A underworld gangster and international drug trafficker Arumahandi Janith Madusanka De Silva alias “ Podi Lessi” who had been arrested in India was brought to Sri Lanka last morning.

Challenges faced by Sri Lankan students and their family members in obtaining visas for education, employment and family reunification were among the key issues discussed during the Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations

Colombo South International College celebrated Sri Lanka’s 78th Independence Day at the College Auditorium on 3 February 2026, in a grand scale.

Several families that have been confined to tents in the Hakgala area of Nuwara Eliya after they were displaced have been in a predicament for want of basic facilities.

The annual ‘Big Match Dinner’ organised by the Ananda College Old Hostellers Guild will be held on Saturday February 28 at the Solis Hotel, Pita-Kotte 6.pm onwards. For details contact : Amila on 07725488097, Kapila on 0777357669 and Kalinga on 0

Following growing calls for the national team and the Sri Lanka Cricket administration to resign immediately, Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage and Deputy Minister Sugath Tillekeratne maintained a stark silence and purposely avoided answering calls

Have you ever heard Sri Lanka described as a middle power? For too long, as academics, policy makers, practitioners and people in Sri Lanka, we have internalized the perception that we are a small state. ‘Smallness’ however is a relative measurem

Maharagama Apeksha Hospital has made a forward stride by performing in Sri Lanka the Bone Marrow Transplant in children suffering from bone marrow cancer.

A man trapped under a collapsed earth embankment while digging a pit in the Eliyakanda area in Matara was rescued after a five-hour operation on the night of February 22, police said.

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), proudly announces the arrival of the prestigious World Press Photo Exhibition (WPPE) 2025 in Sri Lanka. The WPPE is being

Referring to the recent decision by the Court of Appeal to issue an interim order preventing the police from taking action against foreign tourists who ride three-wheelers, (from tuktukrental.com), a company which rents three

A young woman waiting for a bus at a bus stop in Viranagama in Girandurukotte yesterday morning had been trampled to death by a wild elephant that had roamed onto the road from the nearby jungle.

British High Commissioner Andrew Patrick and Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe visited apparel logistics and quality assurance facilities North of Colombo to witness shipments being prepared for exp

Sixteen reservoirs have reached spill level while gates of 11 reservoirs have been opened, Department of Irrigation said yesterday.

The case against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is becoming a political exercise as there is a sinister move to send him to jail, United National Party (UNP) Deputy General Secretary Harin Fernando said yesterday.

The former United States Coast Guard Cutter DECISIVE departed Baltimore on Friday to join the Sri Lanka Navy fleet, marking the Navy’s longest-ever voyage to bring a vessel home and its first transit of the Panama Canal.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has criticized schools for still collecting money from parents, calling it “very stressful” and accusing the Education Ministry of not enforcing its rules. CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said schools are as

Domestic flights from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Palali Airport will begin once the expansion of the latter is completed, Minister of Ports and Aviation Anura Karunathilaka said yesterday.

The ongoing trade union action launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) entered its 14th day today, with the union claiming that the Health Ministry has still failed to provide concrete solutions to the issues raised.

Large scale mill owners have the right to purchase paddy and therefore no one can go against it, Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne said.