An employee of a hotel in the Labugollawatta area of Kadigamuwa in the Rambukkana police division has reportedly died after falling into the hotel s swimming pool.

The body of a woman who had died under suspicious circumstances has been found inside a house in the Kaluwalagoda area of Uragasmanhandiya.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 08) declared that State Minister Diana Gamage is not legally qualified to hold a parliamentary seat.

Australia said on Wednesday it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of efforts to rein in record migration.

Artificially impoverished in their own land, Uyghurs sometimes manage to offer a glimpse of the truth through social media. Two weeks after China organized a visit of East Turkestan (Xinjiang to China) by representatives of Arab countries, who expressed their “persuasion” that the Uyghur genocide was just Western propaganda, screams began to be heard on […]

Captain Chamari Athapaththu’s  102 off 63 balls helped Sri Lanka win the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier against Scotland in Abu Dhabi. As a result, Sri Lanka will slot into Group A alongside Australia, India, New Zealand and Pakistan, while Scotland will be part of Group B alongside South Africa, England, West […]

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 May 2024 by the Department of Meteorology An enhancement of showery condition over most parts of the island is expected during next few days from today (08th May). Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces during the morning. A few showers […]

Chief Government Whip, Housing and Urban Development Minister Prasanna Ranatunga told Parliament yesterday that as per the Constitutional provisions only the presidential election will be held in 2024. Answering a query raised by SLPP dissident MP Dayasiri Jayasekera, the Minister said that the government would hold the presidential election on schedule.

The government has approved a 20-year power purchase agreement between Sri Lanka and India’s Adani Green Energy for the development of 484 megawatt wind power stations. “The negotiated tariff rate of USD 0.0826 per kilowatt hour is to be paid in local rupees on the prevailing exchange rate at the time of payment,” Energy Minister […]

ICHEMC-CCS Aurudu Udawa, the Annual New Year celebration of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, was held on 30 April at the grounds of the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, Rajagiriya. More than 300, including council members, staff members and students of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, participated. The event was organised by the Social Affairs committee […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita  The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) on Monday wrote to the Election Commission (EC) protesting against the latter’s decision to increase deposits that candidates have to place when contesting elections. In his letter, Propaganda Secretary of the FSP Duminda Nagamuwa has said the decision at issue was taken by the Cabinet in keeping […]

Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakse announced to Parliament yesterday (07) that Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena had endorsed the certificate on the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill on May 03. This Bill was taken up for debate on 24 April, 2024 and passed by Parliament. Accordingly, the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill came into force […]

by Reemus Fernando Sprinters Medhani Jayamanne and Pasindu Kodikara have been included in the women’s 4×100 metres and men’s 4×400 metres teams respectively after Amasha de Silva and Rajitha Rajakaruna pulled out from the teams picked for the Asian Relays which will be held later this month in Thailand. Sri Lanka Athletics has picked seven […]

Heat index Advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 4.00 p.m. 07 May 2024, valid for 08 May 2024 for Northern, North-central, North-western and Eastern provinces and Gampaha, Hambanthota, Monaragala and Matale districts. Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is expected to increase up to ‘Extreme Caution level’ at some […]

Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump have been locked in a years-long public battle over an alleged sexual encounter, a hush-money deal paid by the former president’s fixer, and their respective efforts to own the very public narrative. Those tensions – and the salacious details that surround them – spilled out in court on Tuesday when […]

Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu hit a sensational hundred to set up a big win in the ICC Women s T20 World Cup Qualifier final against Scotland.

The Meteorology Department says an enhancement of showery condition over most parts of the island is expected during next few days from today (May 08).

Sri Lanka s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the combined proposal presented by the President and the Minister of Education to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a bill for the establishment of a National Teachers Council.

Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said that a Cabinet paper was submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers to increase the retirement age of certain healthcare services including nursing staff to 61 years.