President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his New Year Message to the nation says that it is the responsibility of every Sri Lankan to contribute towards the resurgence of the nation from its current state of crisis President Wickremesinghe’s New Year Message: As we step into the year 2024, we find ourselves facing both challenges and the […]

Iranian-backed Houthi militants attacked a Maersk container vessel with missiles and small boats, prompting the company to pause all sailing through the Red Sea for 48 hours, Maersk said on Sunday.

Sri Lanka has informed India that it will not allow any Chinese research vessel to dock at its ports or operate within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for one year, the Hindustan Times reported on Sunday.

President Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election, which has been condemned as a “sham” by several opposition candidates demanding a rerun. The president won about 73% of the vote, with his nearest challenger, Moise Katumbi, on 18%, officials said. The 20 December election was marred by widespread logistical […]

Benjamin Kiplagat, who has represented Uganda at three Olympic Games, has been found dead in Kenya, with local reports saying he had been stabbed. Kiplagat, 34, reached the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics in the 3,000m steeplechase. He was reportedly found in a car with stab wounds to his chest and neck, near the […]

A shooting incident has been reported in the Thotalanga area in Colombo, police said.

A court in Nepal has found the country’s highest profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane guilty of raping an 18-year-old woman and has fixed January 10 for his sentencing. The judgement was announced after a repeatedly delayed trial that had left him free to continue his sporting career. The 23-year-old has been the face of cricket in […]

The registration process of Sri Lanka s 2024 voter list is to start on Monday, Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake said on Sunday.

At least six people died, and around nine others were injured when a fire broke out inside a factory in India s southwestern state of Maharashtra on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, Police said.

Auckland has become the first major city to ring in 2024, with thousands cheering a fireworks display sprouting from New Zealand s tallest structure, Sky Tower, and a downtown light show.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reportedly decided to make a few changes in the coaching positions of the national men s squad named for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka.

The US Navy has destroyed Houthi Âsmall boats attempting to board a container ship in the Red Sea.

The prices of all types of mobile phones will have to be increased from tomorrow (Jan. 01), says the Mobile Phone Sales and Dealers Association.

Mitchell Santner led his New Zealand side to series parity in the third, rain-hit T20I against Bangladesh at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. He finished with exceptional figures of 4 for 16 in 4 overs as Bangladesh folded for 110. New Zealand lost half their side but James Neesham (28 off 20) and Santner […]

An election boycotted by the main opposition as the world s longest serving female prime minister looks set to extend her rule.

Sri Lanka Police together with the Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested over 20,000 suspects over drugs-related crimes during the past 14 days of the Yukthiya operation, says the Public Security Ministry.

Iran has executed three men and one woman who were convicted for their alleged links to Israel’s Mossad spy agency, according to media affiliated with the judiciary. “Four members of a sabotage group related to the Zionist regime were hanged this morning” in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on […]

Minister of Housing and Urban Development Prasanna Ranatunga says that 10,000 houses are expected to be built around Colombo in the year 2024 for people, including low-income families.