Gammanpila celebrates Julie Chung’s departure, calls her a curse
2026-01-16
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader and former Minister Udaya Gammanpila has described the conclusion of outgoing US Ambassador Julie Chung’s tenureContinue Reading
Cyclone Ditwah damages 34% of Central Highland forests
2026-01-16
The Ministry of Environment states that landslides triggered by the heavy rainfall accompanying Cyclone Ditwah have severely impacted Sri Lanka’sContinue Reading
Fire breaks out at two stores in Ratnapura
2026-01-16
Police say a sudden fire broke out, spreading across two stores located on Bandaranaike Mawatha in Ratnapura this morning. ToContinue Reading
US Ambassador Julie makes farewell call on Sajith
2026-01-16
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today at his office in Colombo, asContinue Reading
Landslide risk prompts evacuation for 18 houses in Ambuluwawa
2026-01-16
Certain areas around the slopes of Ambuluwawe Mountain have been identified as high-risk landslide zones, and residents of 18 housesContinue Reading
Three wanted suspects brought from Dubai: Full details
2026-01-16
Two male suspects, for whom Red Notices had been issued and who were overseas, and a female suspect wanted inContinue Reading
Dollar rate today : Selling rate holds steady at Rs. 312
2026-01-16
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (16 Jan),Continue Reading
IMF team to arrive in SL on post-cyclone fact-finding mission
2026-01-16
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) communications director, Julie Kozack, has announced that an IMF fact-finding mission will visit Sri LankaContinue Reading
Malaiyaha community marks Thai Pongal with land & housing rights protest
2026-01-16
Marking the auspicious Thai Pongal festival, members of Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha (Hill Country Tamil) community gathered at Liberty Roundabout inContinue Reading
Venezuela: Machado presents Trump her Nobel Peace Prize
2026-01-16
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado visited the White House on Thursday for a closed-door lunch with US President DonaldContinue Reading
03 high-profile suspects repatriated from Dubai
2026-01-16
Sri Lankan police announced that two high-profile suspects linked to organized crime, along with a woman accused in a stateContinue Reading
Singapore PM removes opposition leader after conviction
2026-01-16
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stripped Pritam Singh of his title as leader of the opposition following Singh’s conviction forContinue Reading
PM Harini urges opposition to reconsider attacks on education reforms
2026-01-16
Prime Minister and Education Minister Harini Amarasuriya says opposition members who collude with certain groups to attack the Government overContinue Reading
Speaker holds bilateral talks in India
2026-01-16
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Jagath Wickramaratne, has engaged on his maiden visit to India to participate inContinue Reading
Fair weather expected in most areas of Sri Lanka today
2026-01-16
Mainly fair weather will prevail in most parts of Sri Lanka today, according to the Department of Meteorology. Misty conditionsContinue Reading
Common Platform to Protect Free Education’ Launched
2026-01-16
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said Sri Lanka’s education system has fallen into a “tragic condition,” warning that the crisis extendsContinue Reading
President urged to reverse promotion of officer charged in Ekneligoda disappearance
2026-01-15
Activists and media freedom groups have protested the promotion of a military intelligence officer accused in the abduction and disappearanceContinue Reading
Veteran singer Raju Bandara passed away
2026-01-15
Veteran Sri Lankan singer and musician Raju Bandara has passed away at the age of 65, family sources confirmed. AccordingContinue Reading