Sri Lankan javelin star Rumesh Tharanga is on the cusp of winning the men’s javelin throw gold medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, after producing a leading throw of 88.33 metres. ‎Tharanga’s ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 September 2026 by the Department of  Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in ...

The gulf between India and Afghanistan during the recent bilateral T20I series – which India won 3-0 – was a further ...

By Norman Palihawadane Police have removed a memorial statue of former LTTE member Rasaiah Parthipan, alias Thileepan, from the Thileepan Memorial Square in Nallur, Jaffna, following the conclusion of ...

By Shamindra Ferdinando Alleging that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) had betrayed the joint protest campaign, planned on 24 Sept., at Polduwa junction, against the enactment of the 22nd Amendment ...

England were the beneficiaries of an unusual, but ultimately correct, umpiring decision during their series-clinching win ...

R N A de Silva rnades@gmail.com “I was good with numbers and liked mathematics, but it changed when letters started to replace numbers”- such sentiments are common expressions that we hear. Perhaps ...

Two wildlife teams deployed as rain hampers treatment operation By Ifham Nizam Wildlife veterinary teams continued intensive treatment and close monitoring of Sri Lanka’s famed tusker Kawanthissa at ...

Mahiyanganaya Moopalana, covering 29.79 hectares, and Mahiyanganaya Heerussagala, covering 168.09 hectares — have been officially gazetted as forest reserves, bringing a combined 197.88 hectares of ...

People’s Struggle Movement activist Wasantha Mudalige yesterday alleged that there were serious irregularities in the tender process initiated to purchase 500 body cameras for police officers and ...

By Prof. Amarasiri de Silva The current period can be characterised by Sri Lanka reaching a historical crossroad which determines whether the island nation will continue following the logic of an ...

Dinesha Samararatne Professor, Dept. of Public & International Law, Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo  and was an independent member of Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council (Jan. 2023 to Jan.