A National People’s Power (NPP) government is ready to bring in a foreign investor to manage Sri Lanka Telecom, NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Israel has declared an emergency for the next 48 hours amid the country’s escalating tensions with Lebanon, according to The Times of Israel.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe accepted the challenge even when there is no reference in the Constitution as to what should be done when the country becomes bankrupt, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX.

Indian Navy’s frontline Warship INS Mumbai, will arrive Colombo on August 26, 2024 on a three-day visit, Indian High Commission in Colombo said.

A fuel train bound from Galle to Maradana derailed at the Maradana Railway Station this morning affecting train services, the Railways Department said.

A National People’s Power (NPP) government will collect reasonable tax in a transparent manner and every tax payer will be informed of the taxes paid and how it is utilised by the end of every year through an SMS, NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayak

Grandson of Sri Lanka’s first Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake, UNP stalwart and former Cabinet Minister Rukman Senanayake passed away today at the age of 76, family sources said.

Giving life blood and easing their suffering is not a violation of human rights, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

Only ballot boxes made of cardboard will be used at the presidential poll on September 21, instead of traditional wooden boxes, and the election authorities are currently in the process of making them, an official said.

The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a total of 45 Indian trawlers and 333 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters so far in 2024 and handed them over to the authorities for legal proceedings.

The schedule for Sri Lanka’s upcoming Test series has been confirmed, with the opening match set to be played across six days

India batter Shikhar Dhawan has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Saturday, 24 August.

Referring to his recent episode with MP Velu Kumar at a political talk show telecast over a private TV channel, MP P. Digambaram said he got annoyed with the former as he was making false allegations.

All the presidential candidates are required to submit the campaign financing report outlining the income and expenditure within 21 days after the Presidential Election and in the event of a failure to do so, they will have to face legal action, Chai

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a rise in dengue cases, with the latest data from the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) indicating 35,118 cases reported up to the 33rd week of 2024, an increase from 30,575 cases recorded during the correspondin

Close on the heels of the Supreme Court’s direction to conduct elections to the local authorities as early as possible, the Election Commission said it would be possible only after the conclusion of the Presidential Election.

Sri Lanka’s middle-order batsman, Dinesh Chandimal, was injured while batting in the 2nd innings after receiving a nasty blow from Mark Wood’s thunderous delivery.

The transshipment volumes declined for the third straight month, bringing to a four-month low in July this year, as the Colombo Port started to see competition from the newly operationalised Adani’s Vizhinjam Port located in South India.

The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB), the nation’s primary credit information authority, announced it is broadening the digital accessibility of credit scores and reports through strategic collaborations with banking and financial ins

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s Presidential Election candidate, Namal Rajapaksa, responded to nepotism allegations against the party, asserting that having a politician as a parent shouldn’t disqualify someone from pursuing a political career.

Whilst stating that he will treat all ethnic groups in the country equally if elected President next month, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the people in the eastern city of Akkaraipattu to think of the nation when voting at the Presidential elec

Ten transport associations, including the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA), have pledged their support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the 2024 Presidential election.

A suspected gunman allegedly involved in the recent murder of two individuals including businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera alias ‘Club Wasantha’ in the Athurugiriya area, has been apprehended in Dehiwala by the Terrorism Investigation Division

A total of 836 complaints related to the upcoming Presidential election have been received by the Election Commission as of this evening.

A large quantity of the cannabis variety Hashish worth over Rs. 212 million, which had been sent from Italy through a courier service, was seized by the Sri Lanka Customs today.

At least 14 people have died after a bus carrying passengers from India fell into a river in Nepal, officials have said.

Bangladeshi cricket star and ousted lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan has landed in big trouble as a murder case has been filed against him in Dhaka, according to local media reports.

National People’s Power Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has sent a letter of demand claiming Rs. 2 billion as damages from Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader Parliamentarian Rauff Hakeem for allegedly making a defamatory statement in

Claiming that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had declared his assets and liabilities in a decietful manner, NPP politburo member Sunil Handunnetti said today that Anura Kumara Dissanayake must investigate into Ranil Wickremesinghe’s assets and liab