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 ...

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 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 ...

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

Gemunu Watch veteran retired Maj. Gen. K.B. Egodawele painted a bleak picture of the overall failure on the part of the Defence Ministry, National Security Council and the armed forces to deal with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka has taken a major step towards modernising its power infrastructure with the arrival of the country’s first commercial-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), part of a USD 50 million ...

Arrangements are underway for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to give evidence online in a case regarding the disappearance of Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganandan in December, 2011. The ...

The driver of a pickup truck that ploughed into a crowd near a dansala at the Meegoga junction, killing six people, on Sunday night, was remanded till 16 June by the Homagama’s Magistrate’s Court. The ...

IMF turning a blind eye to NPP corruption: Opp. The People’s United Opposition yesterday (01) alleged that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had turned a blind eye to serious... Retired ...

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa has defended former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa following questions over his continued stay in the United States, despite facing scrutiny over several legal and corruption ...