WEATHER FORECAST FOR 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 18 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, ...

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has asked lawmakers to clear the sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $24.3bn. “This proposed sale will support the ...

Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a record T20 century off 30 balls to set up a crushing 127 run win for India in the third match against Afghanistan and sweep the series 3-0. Left-handed Abhishek’s ton on ...

Govt. is finalising extradition proceedings against Basil to have him stand trial here in respect of several cases By Norman Palihawadane The process of having former Minister Basil Rajapaksa ...

Consecutive thrashings in three days saw England take the T20I series against Sri Lanka with a game to spare. Thursday’s victory was just as one-sided as the opener at the Utilita Bowl, which they ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 80% of all deaths in Sri Lanka, with high blood pressure and diabetes among the leading causes, Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, Dr.

Chairman Renuka Perera was remanded until September 29 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court after being arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over ...

Prof. M.W. Amarasiri de Silva The evolution of Sri Lanka’s social policy framework represents one of the most compelling, paradoxical, and debated case studies in the global political economy of ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed three appeals by associations representing judicial officers, ruling that they are liable to pay income tax and that Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) may lawfully be ...

Police yesterday issued a strong warning about the growing dangers posed by AI-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), stressing that technological advances were creating new risks for children ...

Rajika Gamage’s lifelong journey through Sri Lanka’s birds, butterflies and wild places By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka wakes to birdsong. From the first calls filtering through a village garden to the ...

A three-wheeler driver was shot dead in a brazen afternoon shooting beneath the Dematagoda Black Bridge yesterday (17), police said. The investigators suspected that killing may be linked to notorious ...