Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in a special& blessing ceremony held in conjunction with the annual festival of the historic Munneswaram Sivan Temple in Chilaw on Sunday (23) . The ...

A 59-year-old woman was rescued by a Sri Lanka Navy lifesaving team after she had fallen into the Diyawanna Oya in the Sandun Uyana area of Battaramulla today, (24 August 2026). The incident occurred ...

Yashaswi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando have both been fined 25% of their match fees for “inappropriate physical contact” during the first day’s play in the second  Test between Sri Lanka and India in ...

Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister and cricket captain, Imran Khan, must be given “humane treatment and proper medical care”, urge a group of cricket greats in a letter seen by Al Jazeera and ...

Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara led an experience-based learning session for personnel of the Eastern Naval Command at the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on Sunday (23 ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 AUGUST 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 August 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, ...

Shelton Dharmaratne Sri Lanka is now confronted with an issue that goes far beyond the retirement age of a few judges. At stake is something infinitely more valuable, the confidence of the people in ...

Foreign diplomatic missions in Sri Lanka were briefed on the upcoming Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit (SLEIS) 2026 organised by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce at a session organised by the ...

Shamindra Ferdinando The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) yesterday (23) said that the Justice and National Integration Ministry was yet to respond to their request for adequate ...

By S.K. Samaranayake Three police personnel, including a policewoman on Kandy Perahera duty were assaulted by a man yesterday (23) in full view of their colleagues, who failed to come to their aid.

Monday 24th August, 2026 There is no end in sight to chronic delays that characterise Sri Lanka’s state universities. The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) has warned that ...

Port City Colombo received a high-level delegation from the Sultanate of Oman earlier this month, in what marks a significant step forward in the strengthening investment relationship between the two ...