Australia have maintained a commanding lead in both the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings following the annual updates carried outContinue Reading The post ICC Test Cricket Rankings after Annual Update appeared first on Newsw

Police have provided more details regarding the incident where two Sri Lanka Under 19 cricketers were arrested in connection withContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka U-19 cricketers arrested over bathroom video incident:

Police say vehicle movement on the Matara-bound lane between Gelanigama and Dodangoda on the Southern Expressway has been limited toContinue Reading The post Traffic restricted to single lane on Southern Expressway stret

A fire broke out at the Kalutara Regional Office of the Inland Revenue Department on last night (April 30), prompting immediate response measures, authorities said.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory warning of severe lightning in several parts of the country, effective from noon today (01) until 11.30 p.m.

Oscar winner Pavel Talankin was forced to check his golden statuette for his documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin at a New York airport - and now it’s missing.

The 33rd death anniversary of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa was commemorated today with a ceremony held at Aluthkade. The eventContinue Reading The post 33rd death anniversary of Ranasinghe Premadasa commemorated

Bringing the total of bills sold last week to 136.94 billion rupees.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a letter addressed to Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara, said that his party cannot participate in the SJB May Day rally today as Vesak is ce

The Sri Lanka Coast Guard rescued 19 people from drowning during April 2026 in a series of operations carried out along popular beaches around the island.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday said his government remains firmly backed by the people and pledged sweeping action againstContinue Reading The post 2026 to be year of jailing corrupt, says President AKD app

Can Sri Lanka create a tobacco-free generation among children born after 2010? A new proposal submitted to Health and Mass Media Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa aims to do just that.

Sri Lanka is facing a shortage of several essential medicines due to economic pressures and disruptions in the drug supply mechanism, a medical trade union representative has warned.

A committee comprising four forensic medical experts has been appointed to conduct the post-mortem examination of the Assistant Director ofContinue Reading The post Forensic panel appointed for post-mortem into suspiciou

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government is intensifying legal action against corruption and organised crime, claiming that a series of high-profile cases are moving through the courts under strengthened st

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is reshaping trade routes with container ship traffic now using land routes to reach destinations, the AFP news agency reports.

President Donald Trump posted online Thursday that he would remove tariffs on some whiskey, a move that could ease trade tensions for Scotch whisky and Kentucky bourbon producers.

Director General of the National Zoological Gardens Department, R. C. Rajapaksa, visited the Dehiwala National Zoo today to see theContinue Reading The post Young lion cubs at Dehiwala zoo open for public viewing appeare

Four individuals, including a supervisory officer attached to the Kappetipola certified boys’ school, were arrested by the Welimada Police todayContinue Reading The post Four staff members of certified boys’ school arres

The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country’s state media has reported. The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held in detention – probably in a military prison in the

A shop in Akkaraipattu has been fined Rs. 100,000 for selling Keeri Samba rice above the maximum retail price, theContinue Reading The post Akkaraipattu shop fined Rs. 100,000 for selling Keeri Samba above MRP appeared f

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s May Day message: —————————————————————————- The working people of Sri Lanka mark this year’s May Day atContinue Reading The post President’s May Day message: Working people are drivin

Prime Minister Dr Harini   Amarasuriya in her May Day message called upon the working people in Sri Lanka to move forward together in unity to build a country where all labour is valued, rights are protected, and equalit

Global disruptions are testing how the world moves goods and people

There has been violence outside an Australian hospital where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated. Jefferson Lewis was arrested late on Thursday night local time in Alice Springs, after bei

Jason Holder was so omnipresent that his involvement in five dismissals enabled the Gujarat Titans (GT) to bowl Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) out for 155 in Ahmedabad. Such a middling chase was right up the alley of

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 01 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-central and Uva provinces. Showers

Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 30 April 2026, valid for 01 May 2026. The Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is likely to increase up to ‘Cautio

An Assistant Director of the External Resources Department (ERD) of the Ministry of Finance, interdicted pending an investigation into the diversion of US$2.5 million in Treasury funds to a rogue account was found dead a

FSP accuses govt. of reducing Sri Lanka to a puppet of India by giving away sensitive data Jana Aragalaya Movement, affiliated to the Frontline Socialist Party, yesterday raised alarm over a move to hand over Sri Lankans

Sri Lanka’s inflation rose sharply in April 2026, with the overall rate, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a year-on-year basis, increasing to 5.4% from 2.2% in March, according to the Department

The Colombo High Court yesterday postponed the delivery of verdicts in four corruption cases filed against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (

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Commerical Banks offering dollars for import TTs at 323 to the US dollar

Analysts say sudden rise in inflation may put the central bank's monetary policy under pressure

Market turnover was 3.44 billion rupees.

Some analysts expect credit card usage to fall with expected economic slowdown after fuel rationing

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Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) explores potential of IP Rights and Geographical Indications in strengthening exports