Sri Lanka s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed admiration for India s digital achievements, citing it as a model worth emulating.

A coordinated operation conducted by the Navy and Police Special Task Force (STF) in Nikawewa of Weli Oya in the dark hours of Tuesday (26), led to the arrest of a suspect and the seizure of more than 27kg of Kerala cannabis.

The two luxury houses in Dehiwala and Beruwala, seized under the Terrorism Prevention Act (PTA) after the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, had been used for terrorism-related activities of Al-Qaeda and National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ), the Attorney General informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday (26).

The German-Sri Lanka Friendship New Women s Hospital in Karapitiya, Galle was inaugurated by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday morning (March 27).

By the time the crew of the Dali, a massive 948ft (289m) container ship, realised what was happening, it was already far too late. The vessel – at the very start of a 27-day journey from the port of Baltimore to Sri Lanka – completely lost power after leaving the port and was hurtling towards […]

A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning.

A group of assailants has fired shots into a house located at Galwarushawa Road in Athurugiriya early this morning (March 27). According to reports, the establishment is owned by a criminal gang member named Manoj Muthukumarana alias ÂMuthuwaÂ.

Vietnam and the Philippines also make a token presence. China maintains seven military outposts in the Spratly Islands; three of them having airbases, helipads, aircraft hangers, naval port facilities, surveillance radars and air defence and anti-ship missile sites. Vietnam has in the Spratly islands platforms known as economic, scientific and technological service stations. Vietnam has […]

A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a dam project in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing six people, police said, the third major attack on Chinese interests in the South Asian country in a week.

The signing of nine new agreements between China and Sri Lanka took place on Tuesday (March 26) under the patronage of Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

Heat Index advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 4.00 p.m. 26 March 2024, valid for 27 March 2024 The Natural hazards Early Warning Centre has warned that the Heat Index, the temperature felt on the human body is expected to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, […]

Speaker: ‘What is there to investigate?’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunga yesterday (26) said that against the backdrop of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena’s recent disclosure of a powerful foreign role in the violent public protest campaign that overthrew President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, re-examination of May 09/10 and July 09/14 events was necessary...

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 March 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts during the morning The atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island today […]

The Department of Meteorology says atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island today (27).

Complains that funding cuts have reduced schools to mere shells By Rathindra Kuruwita The systematic and sustained reduction of funds allocated for education has degraded education provided by schools, and even ‘popular’ schools, to mere husks of what they once were, convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Madushan Chandrajith said. “There is a question...

By Hiran H.Senewiratne The Central Bank has taken steps to remove price controls on rupee lending rates from April 1, amid continuing falls in market rates. The price control order on rupee denominated lending products issued in August 2023 ‘contributed to reducing the overall market lending interest rates and therefore yielded the expected results, Central […]

One person has died after the police opened fire at a group of robbers in the Narammala area.

Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday (26) said that it would be the responsibility of the government to look into Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena’s statement. The Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) said he couldn’t comment on the issue as he was a private citizen. The former Speaker said so when The Island […]