An earthquake ​with a ‌preliminary magnitude of 6.3 ​hit northern ​Japan on Friday, ⁠the Japan ​Meteorological Agency ​said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has weakened further against the US Dollar, with the selling rate crossing the Rs. 331 mark for the first time after December in 2023, according to the latest exchange rate report issued by the Centr

Oil prices gained about 2% after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and ‌China’s Xi Jinping agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and as concerns persisted over ship attacks and seizures despite Tehran saying about 30

Sri Lanka’s Rupee is depreciating at a faster pace than during the country’s worst economic crisis period, according to SarvajanaContinue Reading The post Dilith sounds alarm over rapid Rupee decline appeared first on Ne

Ports, Civil Aviation and Energy Minister Aruna Karunathilleke confirmed to the Daily Mirror today that another transaction error had occurred in the payment of 74,000 UAE dirhams to a SriLankan Airlines service provider

Africa’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province.

A 56-year-old father and his 25-year-old daughter were killed in a wild elephant attack in the Hettipola area of Wilgamuwa on Friday morning.

The Colombo Stock Exchange commenced today’s session on a positive note, supported by encouraging quarterly earnings released by several listed companies, which helped boost investor sentiment and push the indices higher

A network of social media accounts linked to Sri Lanka and several other countries has been spreading AI-generated anti-immigration content targeting the United Kingdom, according to a BBC investigation.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said the government has managed the energy crisis through a sustainable process without placing a burden on the public, while warning that the crisis is still not over.

A group of students attached to the Inter-University Students’ Council (IUSC) continued occupying the controversial Malwana property on Thursday, insistingContinue Reading The post Rival student group claims govt-backed

A high-level team from the International Cricket Council (ICC), including a senior official from the Board of Control for CricketContinue Reading The post High-level ICC team, including senior BCCI official, expected in

Provincial Council elections will be held within this year, Science and Technology Minister Chrishantha Abeysena said on Friday (15). SpeakingContinue Reading The post Provincial Council polls will be held this year: Min

Wildlife officers attached to the Udawalawe National Park have uncovered an illegally cultivated cannabis plot inside the protected reserve onContinue Reading The post Illegal cannabis cultivation discovered inside Udawa

Japan’s second largest carmaker Honda on Thursday confirmed its first operating loss since 1957, before it started selling mass-produced carsContinue Reading The post Honda reports first loss in decades as it slows EV st

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO), on Friday (15), has renewed landslide warnings for a number of areas across theContinue Reading The post Landslide warnings extended for multiple districts appeared fir

A new project has been launched in the Western Province aimed at providing sustainable solutions to the issues faced byContinue Reading The post Pilot project launched for stray animal care and cremation services appeare

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) says it has faced no interference in relation to the ongoing investigations into theContinue Reading The post Anuradhapura child abuse case: NCPA issues special statement ap

Sir David Beckham is Britain’s first billionaire sportsman after he and wife Lady Victoria doubled their wealth in the lastContinue Reading The post David Beckham becomes first British sports star to reach billionaire st

The inaugural game of the Lanka Premier League 2026 will be played between the Jaffna and Galle teams, who emerged as the Champions and Runners-up respectively in the 2024 season. The opening game is scheduled to be play

Revenue up, direct costs down in the quarter

New Zealand’s Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga Wai hono i te po has met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. The meeting with the British monarch was Te Arikinui’s first since she became queen in 2024, following the d

US President Donald Trump left Beijing after a two-day summit saying he had struck “fantastic trade deals, great for both countries”, but few details have emerged on what the two superpowers agreed. Trump arrived for a h

India has raised fuel prices by about 3 percent as the energy crisis driven by the Iran war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz starts to bite on the economy. The government in New Delhi announced the 3 rupees ($0.03) pe

Central Bank and Finance Ministry under consultation to decide if inflation target should be lowered in August

Central Bank and Finance Ministry under consultation to decide if inflation target should be lowered in August

The telegraphic transfer rate for the dollar was 325.0000 buying, 332.0000 selling.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have each picked injury replacements for Khaleel Ahmed and Nuwan Thushara respectively. Kuldip Yadav joins CSK as a replacement for Khaleel, who was ruled o

Pakistan clinched a comprehensive 67-run win over Zimbabwe in the 2nd T20I on Thursday to seal the three-match series 2-0. Opting to bat first, Pakistan were off to a slow start, managing just 34 runs in the Powerplay wh

Market turnover was 2.84 billion rupees.

Initial banking partners Bank of Ceylon, Commercial Bank and Sampath Bank.

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, who was indicted on corruption charges, was released on bail by the Colombo High Court on Friday after having his fingerprints

A renewed call for integrity, excellence and solidarity within the legal profession took centre stage at a women lawyers rsquo; gathering held in Hulftsdorp last week, where Supreme Court Justice Kumuduni Wickremasinghe

lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt;By Ranith Padmasiri lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; The Court of Appeal has set aside the acquittal of all accused in the assassination case of

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lt;p align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt;Third shipment fails nbsp;quality test nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;/li gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt;None so far ha

lt;strong gt;By Jayani Madawla lt;/strong gt; The prevailing heatwave that Sri Lanka is experiencing is expected to continue through mid-May according to the Department of Meteorology. Experts warn that the situation cou

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While the Sri Lanka Navy assisted in bringing to shore an ailing member of the crew of a Chinese research vessel anchored in Sri Lanka rsquo;s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the vessel will not be allowed into the countr

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Former Director General of the Land Reform Commission (LRC) Liyanage Padmasiri has acknowledged that a statement he made claiming Kandy District MP Chamindrani Kirie

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has welcomed Friday rsquo;s Supreme Court rsquo;s judgment which found that former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several former health officials had violated the fun

lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt;Appeal Court decides the lsquo;harm rsquo; that may result from release of lsquo;transaction level rsquo; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;strong gt;information during 2015-2017 outweighs lsquo;pu

lt;strong gt;Pix and text by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Large scale coconut industrialists are using the crisis in West Asia to exploit cottage level coconut husk industry traders the latter c

lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Pix and text by K R Rajamanthri nbsp; nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; A new ward is being constructed to serve communities in the Uva Paranagama area and parts of the Central Province, replacing th