Coal crisis far worse than first feared Sri Lanka’s coal supply crisis is significantly deeper than previously understood, with senior engineers and energy analysts warning that a dangerous ...

A Lankan national is among 17 crew members aboard an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast, international media has reported. The vessel, identified as Honour 25, was reportedly seized ...

Sri Lanka’s Tuskers showed bite but not quite enough teeth as New Zealand’s Under-85kg side edged a bruising 27-16 win in the opening leg of their two-match series at Racecourse on Saturday. Under ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 27 APRIL 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 April 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the  Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces and ...

The recent “hacking” incident involving Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance and the Treasury cannot be treated as a narrow technical glitch. It raises deeper questions about how public money is managed, ...

MCA G DIVISION T20 LEAGUE CRICKET TOURNAMENT IPD Colombo, Brandix Apparel, VS Information Systems, Pyramid Wilmar, Future Life Holdings, and LOLC Insurance won their league stage games in the Stafford ...

Visionary and Statesman S. J. V. Chelvanayakam KC Memorial Lecture Delivered at Jaffna Central Collage on Sunday, 26 April, by Professor G. L. Peiris – D. Phil. (Oxford), Ph. D. (Sri Lanka); Rhodes ...

A land distribution programme benefiting families displaced by disaster in the Kandy District was held on April 24 at the Kandy District Secretariat, with 44 affected households receiving plots in the ...

Sri Lanka’s hospitality industry is about to sit down to a differently set table. With the launch of CeylonEat.com, a new digital platform aims to knit together online reservations and instant ...

A road accident involving two buses on the Dambulla–Matale main road in the Nalanda area of Naula has left one person in critical condition, police said. The incident occurred around 9.20 am yesterday ...

As Sri Lanka accelerates its transition toward a digital payment nation, industry leaders are calling on local fintech start-ups to break away from copying existing models and instead pioneer fresh, ...

Binance has launched ChainCeylon 2026, a flagship education program designed to promote blockchain literacy and responsible crypto adoption across Sri Lankan universities. The initiative began with ...