Donald Trump’s unprecedented criminal trial has begun with half of a group of potential jurors ruled out within minutes on impartiality grounds. Mr Trump denies falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Sixty of 96 potential jurors were quick to say in the New York court that they could […]

Weather forecast for 16 April 2024 issued at 12.00 noon on 15 April 2024 Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern,  Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, Southern, North-central  and North-western […]

China s economy in the first quarter grew faster than expected, official data released Tuesday by China s National Bureau of Statistics showed.

At least 11 commuter trains have been cancelled this morning (16), according to the Sri Lanka Railways.

State Minister Chamara Sampath Dasanayake s vehicle has suddenly caught fire at around 12.45 a.m. today (16), Ada Derana learns.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and Mannar, Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology says.

A statement by academics of the university system We are in the midst of an existentially threatening economic crisis. With an ever-increasing debt burden and low economic prospects, we continue to grapple with uncertain economic futures and related social and political distresses. As university teachers, we are concerned about the multiplicity of recent proposals seeking […]

The British School in Colombo (BSC) celebrated the 2024 Sinhala and Tamil New Year with several cultural events and traditional games during Special Avurudu Assembly held recently at the school premises. The school’s student population, which is made up of over 53 nationalities, with students from all over the world, joined hands to celebrate this […]

Sri Lanka is looking forward to making progress in ending the ongoing debt restructuring negotiations at the IMF and the World Bank’s spring meetings, scheduled to begin from Monday, in Washington, PTI has reported. Shehan Semasinghe, the State Minister for fFnance, will lead the government delegation, along with Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe, and Treasury Secretary […]

The “uncertainty” over the impending elections in Sri Lanka will cause a possible downward trend in the country’s economic outlook, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said, according to a PTI dispatch. Sri Lanka is set to face a presidential election in the last quarter of this year, while the parliamentary election is due mid-next year. […]

By Norman Palihawadane Ten persons died in eight road accidents across the country   during the 24 hours that ended at noon yesterday, Police Media Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said. Thirteen others injured in these accidents are receiving treatment at hospitals, he said, adding that five of the eight road accidents were caused due to vehicles skidding off the roads. The […]

Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves had exceeded the five billion US dollar mark, State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told journalists in Colombo yesterday (15). Siyambalapitiya said that in the recent past the Central Bank had bought large quantities of dollars from the domestic market as well. Siyambalapitiya also mentioned that Sri Lanka, in 2022, limited the imports […]

by Norman Palihawadane A 62-year-old woman who was receiving treatment at the Jaffna Hospital had died of Covid-19, sources there said yesterday. The woman, a resident of Arali, Jaffna, had arrived from France last week and was admitted to the Jaffna Hospital due to fever. She died last Friday (12) and the post-mortem report has revealed that her […]

– Head of National Security Sectoral Oversight Committee SLPP MP’s violent death during Aragalaya: By Shamindra Ferdinando Government parliamentary group member Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera (Retd.) says the ruling party should be ashamed of its pathetic failure to ensure the speedy conclusion of investigations into the killing of Polonnaruwa District SLPP MP Amarakeerthi Atukorale at Nittambuwa...

Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna broke the longest standing men’s world record, throwing an incredible 74.35m* to smash the discus mark at the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona on Sunday (14). That throw improves the world record of 74.08m set by Jurgen Schult in 1986 – 16 years before Alekna was born – and it formed […]

Ghana has failed to agree a deal with two bondholder groups to restructure $13 billion of international bonds, the government said on Monday, in a blow to its efforts to swiftly emerge from default and economic crisis.

The Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Indra Mani Pandey has undertaken an official visit to Sri Lanka recently.

Organisers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China’s star runner He Jie to win Sunday’s race. Footage appeared external to show Kenya’s Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat and Ethiopia’s Dejene Hailu pointing to the line and slowing down before waving past He, 25. The result was criticised […]

A bishop and several other people have been stabbed during a sermon in Sydney that was being streamed online. The incident happened on Monday evening at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley. Police responded to reports that a number of people had been stabbed but said none of their injuries […]

The Government of India has lifted the export ban on onions for Sri Lanka, according to the Indian High Commission in Colombo.

Several major water and energy projects are going to be inaugurated by the presidents of Iran and Sri Lanka in the near future, Iranian media reported.