Access to safe drinking water for populations residing in small towns and rural areas of Sri Lanka has not yet been fully ensured, and this continues to pose a major challenge to the country’s social ...

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI of Sri Lanka’s  tour of the Caribbean. This being a day game, West Indies believed their bowlers could extract some movement from the ...

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are chemical compounds widely used in refrigerators and air conditioning units, are being globally phased out under the Montreal Protocol due to their high ...

At least 21 people have been killed and many others injured after a fire tore through a multi-storey building in south Delhi, police in India’s capital say. Many of the victims were foreigners – ...

New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland have requested a meeting with Cricket Australia (CA) for Thursday to discuss ...

A discussion on the functioning of the Internal Affairs Units established within state institutions and the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan 2025–2029 was held at the ...

In the summer of 1789, as the French Revolution gathered momentum, delegates of the National Assembly assembled in Versailles to debate the future of France. The seating arrangement inside the chamber ...

The US says it has struck and “disabled an unladen oil tanker” that was sailing towards Iran, as part of Washington’s naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (Centcom) said a US ...

There is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel laureate, master of the human comedy and its agonies, called “I Just ...

Janashakthi Finance PLC, a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group), delivered a strong performance for the financial year ended 31 March 2026, reflecting disciplined execution, continued business ...

The United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island and “defeated multiple” Iranian missiles and drones as civilian vessels ...

Wednesday 3rd June, 2026 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa is reported to have lamented that in Sri Lanka, politicians who are adept at lying succeed at the expense of those who work really hard. He ...