UNP General Secretary  Range Bandara stated that the same JVP which killed Police and Army personnel in the past is gathering retired police officers and holding meetings today. Range was speaking at the opening of the Election Operations Office of...

Highlights U.S.-Sri Lanka People-to-People Ties  The U.S. Embassy is proud to support the visit of acclaimed American physicist and best-selling author, MIT professor Dr. Alan Lightman, to Sri Lanka. On May 31, Dr. Lightman delivered an inspiring lecture at the...

Sri Lanka has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the elections held in New York, on 07 June 2024, for a three-year term commencing on 01 January 2025. Sri Lanka obtained 182 votes, of the 189 member states present and...

Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 June 2024 Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm are likely at some places in Sabaragamuwa province and...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, unlike his predecessors, was not elected by the people of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by SLPP MPs to replace the ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Mr Wickremesinghe is working to build a popular base, asserting that he...

New Log Commander Assumes Office Major General E.M.M Fernando Hdmc Lsc AATO, the newly-appointed, Commander, Logistic Command Headquarters at Salawa assumed duties on 05 June 2024 during a simple ceremony at his Office amidst religious observances. A Guard Turnout followed...

The Supreme Court today ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay Rs. 1 million to the petitioner in the Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging former President Sirisena's decision to grant a Presidential pardon to Royal Park murder convict Don Shamantha...

Sri Lanka is the first Asian country to integrate the global zero carbon emissions goal into its national policy. Developing countries must secure their own funds to combat climate change while advocating for relief from developed nations. The funds spent...

A successful salvage mission conducted by Navy divers today (04th June 2024) led to the recovery of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) instrument from beneath Hanwella bridge. Amidst torrential rainfall, this valuable device worth Rs. 30 million, owned by...