WEATHER FORECAST FOR 03 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 03 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for afternoon thundershowers in the ...

Sri Lanka has formally requested assistance from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). According to a press release issued by the Defence Ministry, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (retd) ...

The US Embassy in Colombo yesterday (02) said the recent detection of 463 kg of Crystal Methamphetamine at the Colombo Port had been made possible by intelligence provided by the US. It noted that the ...

Attorney-at-Law Sugandhika Fernando, on behalf of the Vinivida Foundation, petitioned the Supreme Court yesterday (02), seeking a full bench, excluding Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, to hear ...

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has requested the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), in writing, not to allow the state-owned National System Operator (Pvt) Ltd. to increase ...

By Prof. Siril Wijesundara Research Professor National Institute of Fundamental Studies The government’s proposal to establish an endemic plant conservation centre and basic research laboratory at ...

Shelton Dharmaratne Sri Lanka has reached an important constitutional moment. The proposed 22nd Amendment has moved beyond political debate and into the constitutional process through which its ...

Sri Lanka’s coffee industry has reached a new milestone with the opening of the country’s first dedicated coffee dry mill for green bean sorting, a joint initiative by Damn Fine Coffee and Australia’s ...

Sri Lanka’s fashion world lost one of its brightest stars Monday morning – veteran model, actress, and elite pageant trainer Chulpadmendra “Chula” Kumarapathirana. Her sudden demise has certainly come ...

SLT‑MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, recently launched ‘SLT-MOBITEL CONNECT’, as a revolutionary bundled solution, delivering seamless digital living with internet, voice, and ...

The SLPP claims that the goverment has prevented it from holding its district meeting on 12 September at a spacioius venue in Anuradhapura. An SLPP spokesman said the Anuradhapura Municipal Council ...

Looking back over the years since the 9/11 catastrophe, it could be said that barring former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami no world political leader of note has made an earnest effort to change ...