Enter visual media competition and win cash prizes up to Rs 50,000! The European Union Delegation in Sri Lanka is inviting all Sri Lankan youth, between the ages 18-25, to participate in their inaugural visual media competition EuroLens: Finding Europe in Sri Lanka. The competition is organised in partnership with the University of Kelaniya and offers […]

by Reemus Fernando Asian Games gold medallist Tharushi Karunaratne has pulled out from the Asian Relays which is set to take place in Bangkok next week. She has cited medical reasons for her decision according to sources close to Sri Lanka Athletics. Tharushi has informed Sri Lanka Athletics of her unavailability hot on the heels […]

A tense situation prevailed near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo yesterday when a group of policemen confronted a group of civil society activists protesting against a government move to issue vehicle permits for MPs. The police forcibly removed a banner held by the protesters and attempted to escort them to the Kollupitiya Police Station, while […]

That rampant disorder is the starkest of global realities currently is a fact beyond dispute. While the international community is confronted with the grueling challenge of stemming such runaway disorder, an equally exacting undertaking for the world is the need to keep up its spirits in this uphill task of bringing order out of chaos. […]

by Susantha Hewa Mindfulness is explained as the “basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.” According to the practitioners and experts, mindfulness has many benefits for the individual although some are unenthusiastic about it. […]

State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon yesterday said that the government has commenced talks with India to set up a small arms manufacturing unit in Sri Lanka. Tennakoon told the media that the government was in the process of discussing a joint venture on the military and defence industry front with India. The Minister said that the Lankan military […]

The SLPP’s campaign for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections is scheduled to commence with a convention on May 26 at Thalawa, Anauradhapura, with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa presiding, Kalawewa SLPP Chief Organiser and former Chief Minister of North Central Province, SM Ranjith Samarakoon, said. The convention would start at 3 pm, he said, adding that it […]

Lankan writer VV ‘Sugi’ Ganeshananthan’s novel Brotherless Night has won the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. She was awarded a cash prize of $150,000. All the shortlisted authors were also awarded an additional $12,500. This is the richest English-language literary prize in the world for women and non-binary authors. The other four shortlisted authors were: Eleanor Catton […]

Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is Âabsolutely helping Sri Lanka s travel industry, the country s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Wednesday.

(UPDATED) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile.

At least 16 Sri Lankan military veteran have been killed fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the State Minister of Defence said.

At least 10 parcels containing narcotics including Kush cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy pills have been detected at the Central Mail Exchange, during the inspections carried out by officers of the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs.

A High Court in Pakistan on Wednesday granted bail to Imran Khan in the 190 million pounds corruption case, in which the jailed former prime minister and his wife are accused of receiving land worth billions of rupees as a bribe from a real estate tycoon.

Two stars of the game are tied at the top of the T20I all-rounder rankings with a little more than a fortnight until the commencement of the T20 World Cup.

The Court of Appeal has issued an order to the Director General of the Wildlife Conservation Department and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to take action to prevent the illegal deforestation taking place within the Bogahapalassa Forest Reserve.

The Commissioner General of Examinations says that a decision has been taken to award one free mark each for questions No. 09 and 39 of the 2023 G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination s Science Paper 01, following the complaints received.

An Âunprecedented manhunt is taking place in northern France for a prisoner who escaped during a deadly ambush.

The guardians of two schoolgirls, who had failed to return home from the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination center at a school in Ambagamuwa, have filed a complaint with Ginigathhena Police.

Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have seized a large consignment of smuggled cigarettes, valued at around Rs. 2.1 million, and arrested a suspect at the arrival terminal this morning (15).

Over Rs. 140 Million donated via Star Points to Little Hearts Project Since 2016 Dialog customers came together extending their support once again to contribute over Rs. 18 Million towards Little Hearts, an initiative spearheaded by the Sri Lanka College of Pediatricians, bringing the total donation amount since 2016 to Rs. 140 Million. The programme […]

Sampath Bank posted a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 6.2 billion and a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 3.4 billion for the three months ended 31st March 2024, notwithstanding an exchange loss of Rs 4.3 billion due to the appreciation of the LKR against the USD by Rs 23.70. These figures signify growth […]

The race to be the No.1 ranked all-rounder at the start of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has further intensified as two players share top billing following the latest update to the ICC Men’s T20 Player Rankings. Just 23 rating points separate the top five players on the updated list for T20I all-rounders, with […]