Spirit Airlines is shutting down as a business after failing to secure a $500m (£368m) bailout from the Trump administration. The budget airline was in talks with the US government about a rescue deal ...

Sri Lanka completed a clean sweep of Bangladesh after winning the third T20I by three runs. In the rain-affected match in Sylhet, Chamari Athapaththu once again led the visitors with an all-round show ...

New Zealand 104 for 4 in 11.4 overs (Tim Robinson 23, Bevon Jacobs 62*, Dean Foxcroft 15*; Mahedi Hassan 1-2,  Shoriful Islam ...

The Chief Spokesperson of the Maldives Government, Mohamed Hussain Shareef (Mundhu), announced on Friday that President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu is set to sign seven agreements during his upcoming visit to ...

The European Union (EU)-funded “Together We Rise” initiative, implemented by World Vision and SAFE Foundation in Sri Lanka, is a €2.6 million project designed to strengthen civil society and promote ...

May Day rally were yesterday prevented from carrying out normal frontline coverage and were moved to the rear of the venue, prompting protests from journalists on the ground. Unlike previous rallies ...

Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 01 May 2026, valid for 02 May ...

Bangladesh go into the third T20I chasing a bit of history: they have never won more than one series against New Zealand on a tour.  Theywon the ODI series 2-1 earlier after being down 1-0, and ...

Saturday 2nd May, 2026 The government and some Opposition parties held big rallies purportedly to mark May Day yesterday. The JVP/NPP staged as many as 21 such events across the country, and the SJB ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 02 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 02 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and ...

DFCC Bank has entered into a partnership with AlfaNow in Dubai, expanding its remittance network across the Middle East and improving how Sri Lankans overseas send money home. The collaboration ...

A panel of four forensic medical consultants has been appointed to conduct the post-mortem examination on a senior Finance Ministry official whose death is being treated as suspicious, Health ...