by ACB Pethiyagoda A desire to visit Burma (Myanmar since 1989) having seen the film ‘The Story of Dr. Wossell’ as a school boy was fulfilled recently. The film was about a dedicated British Army Medical Officer who during World War II fell in love with the country and more deeply with a lithesome and […]

SJB Colombo District MP Mujibur Rahuman in parliament demanded to know from the government the reasons for CEB suspending the leave of all its employees until further notice from Thursday. MP Rahuman said that the CEB has got an acting General Manager anew and the latter yesterday morning issued a circular suspending leave of all CEB employees with immediate […]

Thaththa(my late father) was an avid radio listener. He called the radio a ‘wireless.’ Early in the morning, he listened to the news and, after dinner, to Sinhala and English songs. He allowed no one to talk aloud while he listened to the radio. Listening to the news and music was a struggle because of […]

Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to leave for Russia to attend the BRICS Ministerial Session which will be held in Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia on 11 June 2024, following an invitation extended by his Russian counterpart.

Leaders from seven neighboring countries including Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe are attending Narendra Modi s swearing-in ceremony after he secured a third historic term as prime minister following India s general elections.

The aid group Doctors Without Borders has reported recovering 11 bodies and rescuing dozens of people off the coast of Libya as it criticised the migration policies of the North African country and European countries. In a statement on Friday, the group, known by its French initials MSF, said its Geo Barents rescue vessel managed […]

The first truly heavyweight clash of this expanded T20 World Cup format comes freighted with both history and subplots. A rematch of the 2010 World T20 final at Kensington Oval, the match pits Jos Buttler’s defending champions – who are aiming to become the first team to retain the trophy – against the Australian winning […]

A section of the Colombo-Kandy main road will be closed for traffic at Pahala Kadugannawa from 7.30 p.m. today to 6.00 a.m. tomorrow (Sunday), the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

Sri Lanka has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three-year term commencing on 01 January 2025.

The prevailing rainy weather conditions in the south-western part of the island are expected to enhance to some extent in the next few days from today (08), according to the Meteorology Department.

The Saudi Arabian Government has offered Muslim members of the Sri Lankan Tri-Forces sponsored opportunity to perform the annual Hajj Pilgrimage this year (2024), for the first time in history, according to the Defence Ministry.

Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister and Chairman of Cabinet Sub-Committee appointed to examine the issues faced by Sri Lanka Cricket says that the country s recent disappointments in the ICC World Cup 2023 and ICC T20 World Cup are not isolated incidents.

Nuwan Thushara’s last over brought Sri Lanka screaming back into the match,as he first bowled Rishad Hossain, and then nailed Taskin Ahmed in front of the stumps with a pinpoint swinging yorker. This left Bangladesh eight wickets down, with 12 runs still to get. However, the experienced Mahmudullah was at the crease for Bangladesh, and […]

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most famous photographs taken in outer space, has died at the age of 90. Officials say a small plane he was flying crashed into the water north of Seattle, Washington. Anders’ son Greg confirmed that his father was flying the small plane, and that his […]

Once is coincidence, twice is a clue, and three times is proof. To paraphrase Agatha Christie, that is the narrative around South Africa’s meeting with Netherlands at this T20 World Cup. The Dutch beat South Africa at the 2022 tournament and ended their semi-final hopes in a match where South Africa appeared to be sleep […]

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva that they need to record a statement over his claims of threats against him, police said.

William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic ÂEarthrise photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90.

An elderly person has reportedly died after being assaulted by a saffron-robed monk who was staying at a house in Marawila area in Giriulla.

In a thrilling T20 World Cup fixture, Bangladesh clinched a two-wicket victory over former champions Sri Lanka.

 Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 June 2024 by the Department of Meteorology The prevailing rainy condition in the south-western part of the island is expected to enhance to some extent in the next few days from today (08th). Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northern,  North-central, North-western and Southern provinces […]