By S.K. Samaranayake The Malwathu Mahavihara Chapter has released an official statement on the recent discussion between the President and a delegation of the Maha Sangha, representing the Mahanayake ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 12 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in  the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and ...

The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) has alleged that the ruling UNP, in a ridiculous bid to whitewash illegal US sanctions on Iranian oil carriers stranded off Sri Lanka, has taken on itself the ...

Nalin Herath There is a question that the international community must periodically ask itself: What happens to a State after its regime has been ousted? The question is particularly relevant when ...

The Presidential Secretariat (PS) yesterday said that prison regulations concerning Buddhist monks serving prison sentences were expected to be adopted within the next two weeks. The PS said: “Once ...

India rules out reopening agreements Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekaran has welcomed the Indian declaration as regards the status of Katchatheevu. The NPPer appreciated ...

It is in the national interest to save civilian lives facing death within Sri Lanka’s EEZ” In an urgent letter sent on Friday (09) to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the National Shoora Council ...

By Nilakshan Perera commemorate 45 years since 26 young men embarked on a journey that would become an enduring chapter in the history of the Sri Lanka Army. For me, the story has a particularly ...

Monday 12th October, 2026 Fifty-one government MPs have proposed a parliamentary select committee (PSC) probe into the 1983 anti-Tamil violence, known as Black July, and make recommendations to ...

By Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha As I have noted with regard to the adventures of John Rebus, I am indebted to Dinali Fernando and her husband Steve for whole hosts of thrillers. The latter strongly ...

I write this with a sense of profound disappointment, rather than as a critic of the government or any individual public official. For several months, I have been drawing public attention to what I ...

Sixteen former ministers and three former state ministers have been convicted in cases filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) since the incumbent ...