Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that while a country develops its roads, buildings and economy, the inner lives of its people must also be enriched through aesthetics, culture and ...

A naval officer yesterday (15) told the Colombo High Court that Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, had received approximately Rs. 5.15 million in salaries during his ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorokogy Cloudy sky will prevail over most parts of the Island. Misty conditions can be expected at ...

India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a transnational smuggling network that illegally imported more than 7,300,000 kilos of Pakistan-origin rock salt by routing shipments ...

Marikkar claims coal losses more than twice Treasury bond scam By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB has accused the NPP government of trying to create an environment conducive for the re-appointment of ...

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has called on the government to withdraw the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill 2026, warning that its provisions could threaten ...

By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne WV, RWP and Bar, RSP, VSV, USP, NI (M) (Pakistan), ndc, psn, Bsc (Hons) (War Studies) (Karachi) MPhil (Madras) Former Navy Commander and Former Chief of Defence ...

‎The Under 18 boys’ shot put meet record will be under severe threat today, when the most talked-about thrower of the last All Island Schools Games Athletics Championships takes to the field on the ...

Sampath Perera An ordinary journey through Colombo raises uncomfortable questions about road discipline, passenger safety and our tendency to judge motorists by the vehicles they drive. It was a ...

I was intrigued by the title of a book I found in a book drop at the condominium of a friend, Murder at Whitby Abbey, and I brought it home with me though I will not be able to return it in the near ...

Friday 16th October, 2026 Glad tidings come occasionally amidst doom and gloom. Sri Lankans are elated that the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has set aside the death sentence imposed on Anojan ...

The Need to Tell the Whole Truth Dear Mr. Sajith Premadasa, We welcome your recent expression of regret and apology in Parliament concerning Black July. Such acknowledgment of historical wrongdoing is ...