Kandy Myst by Cinnamon, the newest addition to the Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts portfolio developed in partnership with Indra ...

Former State Minister and ex-MP Nimal Lanza was remanded until 12 September by the Negombo Magistrate’s Court after ...

Sri Lanka’s tea export sector demonstrated robust growth in the first seven months of 2025, with a pivotal shift towards value-added products, which now constitute 58% of all shipments, according to ...

The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 07th of September due to its apparent southward relative motion. The nearest places of Sri Lanka over which the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces as part of a peace deal, arguing it does not reflect the realities of modern ...

A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown that could upend his foreign policy agenda. The ruling affects ...

NDB Bank, in partnership with NewsFirst, celebrated the Grand Finale of the Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana Awards on 20 August 2025, honouring extraordinary women across the island and marking a milestone ...

The Digital Innovation Fund (DIF), managed by BOV Capital and powered by Dialog Axiata PLC, has successfully exited its investment in IFINITY, a pioneering Sri Lankan fintech company dedicated to ...

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was discharged from the Colombo National Hospital yesterday afternoon (29) after receiving inpatient treatment. Doctors have advised him to continue resting at ...

A discussion on the 2026 Pre-Budget for the tourism sector with private sector stakeholders was held this afternoon (29) at the Presidential Secretariat, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara ...

The head of the European Union’s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia’s deadliest ...

In a landmark achievement for Sri Lankan science, a team of local researchers has identified Culex (Lophoceraomyia) ...