Two individuals, who pleaded guilty to charges relating to the illegal storage of firearms, ammunition and explosives at the Lactowatta estate in Wanathawilluwa, Puttalam, were sentenced to 10 years’ ...

Saman Indrajith The Appropriation Bill for 2027 was presented to Parliament yesterday by Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando. The Committee on Parliamentary Business, ...

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa was yesterday remanded until 13 October after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court following her arrest by the Commission to Investigate ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 08 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in  the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and ...

From beauty pageants and medical science to challenging British immigration policy and making political history in Scotland, yes, that’s Sri Lankan Deena Tissera, born into privilege, in Chilaw, but ...

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday accused the government of seeking to use the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) to suppress popular political activity, claiming ...

Professor Ranjith Bandara Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Colombo My life has been closely connected with Sri Lanka’s state university system for more than four decades. Its doors ...

INSEE, Sri Lanka’s leading cement manufacturer and market leader, hosted the INSEE Supplier Excellence Awards 2026 recently at the Grandeeza Hotel, Negombo, under the theme “Partnership Beyond ...

Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy Mr. Waruna Sri Dhanapala has observed that maritime security and the digital economy should no longer be treated as separate policy areas, but as ...

A monk’s four days in Jaffna, another monk’s restored prison term, and a party visit to Delhi are one argument: trust follows conduct, and the North will not be healed by a file. By Mahil Dole Senior ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s message to Israel’s enemies was blunt and stark.‘We’re going to win; we have no choice.’ He said so while the majority of attendees at a recent UN General ...

The Colombo High Court yesterday upheld the nine-month prison sentence imposed on Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera over statements he made at a media briefing that ...