Presiden Anura Kumara Dissnayake in his Poson Day message wished that this sacred festival illuminate every heart with compassion, loving-kindness and wisdom The President’s Poson Day message: “The ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 29 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 29 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in ...

The annual Poson Maha Perahera of the Heenatiyana Pothgul Viharaya, in Minuwangoda, was held on Saturday (27) under the patronage of the Chief Incumbent of the temple, Ven. Heenatiyana Dhammadassi ...

Monday 29th June, 2026 Rice growers are up in arms, unable to sell their produce at fair prices. They are also demanding that fertiliser be made available at affordable prices. Instead of listening to ...

Member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should work together to overcome challenges confronting the regional grouping and revive its role as a platform for ...

The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA) has backed the campaign by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka against the government’s effort’s to extend the retirement ages of judges of the ...

A total of 7,300 young people, below the age of 21, had been arrested on suspicion since the launch of the nationwide ‘Ratama Ekata’ anti-drug operation, DIG in charge of the Police Narcotics Bureau, ...

Travel And Tour World (TTW) recently unveiled its Top 50 Medical Tourism Destinations in the World for 2026, a comprehensive global ranking developed by TTW’s editorial experts to reflect the evolving ...

International assistance for forensic analysis of the remains unearthed at the Chemmani mass grave will be sought when the need arises, Sri Lanka’s Minister of has Justice said after opposition ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament on Thursday that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) would be repealed before the end of 2026. He said the PTA, introduced as a temporary measure, ...

The journey into Anawilundawa begins on water, but the story unfolding there is far deeper than the stillness of a wetland morning. As the raft moved along the Dutch Canal, the sanctuary slowly ...

The editorial in last Sunday’s Sunday Island, captioned “Fuel Crisis: Beyond Price Debate,” deserves to be applauded because it called on both the government and the opposition to stop playing ...