The total effective water storage of the countr’s major reservoirs stood at 35.9% as of August 21, according to the latest data from the Irrigation Department’s Water Management Branch.

A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan’s highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and snack, local media report.

The Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources Ministry has initiated a programme to strengthen the management of Sri Lanka’s shark fishing industry in line with international standards.

Two-time world champion Zolani Tete has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to take appropriate action over allegations concerning the Presidential Secretary

The confused state of England’s Test summer came soon after victory against Pakistan at Headingly,  on Friday. The man who helped oversee England’s second win in four Test matches, after the man who oversaw the first was

More than 81,000 people across seven districts are facing the effects of the prevailing dry weather, with growing concerns over access to drinking water, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

Ensuring equal rights and equal opportunities for all citizens, without leaving anyone behind, is a fundamental policy of the Government, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa has called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to takeContinue Reading The post Namal challenges President to Act on Allegations against Pres

One week out from the world-renowned Sydney Marathon, organisers face questions about whether designers etched the wrong city’s stadium on the participation medal. The medal appears to feature a stadium carved in the lik

Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local rescue worker have said. All of those killed were elderly and a number of monks were also inj

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) deployed personnel and a helicopter to help contain a fire that broke out inContinue Reading The post Air Force Deploys Bell 412 to Battle Anawilundawa Reserve Fire appeared first on Newswi

Polonnaruwa recorded the highest temperature in Sri Lanka at 37.2°C today (22), according to temperature data released by the Department of Meteorology.

Mitchell Starc’s 6 for 12 was contested by Shoriful Islam’s 6 for 35 on a dramatic 18-wicket opening day of the Mackay Test. Australia went to stumps at a rickety 165 for 8 for a lead of 101. Bangladesh had earlier done

It has been 10 years since Sri Lanka won a series anywhere against India. England or Australia. This is the sixth straight home series against these teams that they have failed to win. Against India, they haven’t won any

The Meteorology Department has issued a heat index alert for the Eastern and North Central provinces and several districts in the North and Uva provinces, warning that the temperature felt by the human body could reach t

Sugeeshwara Bandara, former private secretary to ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been admitted to the prison hospital after a wound on his leg reportedly worsened.

Sri Lanka Police have restored the Police Clearance data system, the Police Media Division said in a statement. Accordingly, applicationsContinue Reading The post Police Clearance Report applications system restored appe

Sugeeshwara Bandara, former private secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been admitted to the prison hospital after a woundContinue Reading The post Sugeeshwara Bandara admitted to Prison Hospital appear

Sri Lanka has held a special workshop on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the legislative drafting process, with the technologyContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka to Test AI-Assisted Law Drafting appeared first on N

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance agreed on Friday to pay $400 million (roughly €342 million) to resolve allegationsContinue Reading The post TikTok to pay $400m to settle US children’s privacy case appeare

Debiram Panika, a 37-year-old daily wage labourer from northeastern India’s Assam state, would speak to his wife and two daughters on video calls every day from Dimapur, a town in neighbouring Nagaland state where he wor

The United States has imposed 50 percent tariffs on about $20bn worth of Canadian goods after trade negotiators from the two countries failed to finalise a trade deal despite three days of talks in Washington, DC. With a

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Prof. N.D. Fernando as the new vice chancellor of the University of Kelaniya. TheContinue Reading The post Prof. N.D. Fernando appointed Kelaniya University VC appeared fi

Sri Lanka’s fish harvest has been gradually declining since 2014, according to the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development AgencyContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka’s fish harvest in decline since 2014 : NARA

Police have launched an investigation to arrest a suspect accused of stealing items from a prominent hotel in Colombo afterContinue Reading The post “Bank Officer” Orders a Feast, Steals From Colombo Hotel and Vanishes a

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

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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

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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

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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

lt;strong gt;By Niranjala Ariyawansha nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Although the war in West Asia will have a significant impact on the Sri Lankan economy both in the short as well as long-term, Sri Lanka can control the ec

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lt;strong gt;By Damith Wickremasekera lt;/strong gt; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a phone conversation this week to expedite the energy sector projects agreed upon b

lt;strong gt;By Kapila Bandara lt;/strong gt; Fertiliser companies and agrochemical suppliers have agreed to abide by regulated prices days ahead of the Yala paddy planting season, in a coordinated policy response to mit

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Two opinions have emerged within the Attorney General rsquo;s Department regarding the University of Wolverhampton's response to the Criminal Investigation Departmen

lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has received ldquo;a couple of hundred rdquo; offers in response to an open call for proposals to supply fuel md

Motor Traffic Commissioner General Kamal Amerasinghe, who was arrested on Friday over a fraudulent vehicle‑registration case, has been remanded until tomorrow. He was taken into custody by the Financial Investigation Uni

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

A last-ditch effort to reach a new trade deal before a midnight tariff deadline failed Friday, as Prime Minister MarkContinue Reading The post Canada vows dollar-for-dollar tariff retaliation, suspends trade talks with U

TikTok has agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to the US to end a lawsuit alleging its platform violated children‘s privacy, marking one of the largest ever settlements over the issue. The deal stems from a 2024 suit by the Depa

Canada-US trade minister Dominic LeBlanc said negotiators “have more work to do” as he left a meeting with US counterparts ahead of a midnight deadline to finalise a tentative trade deal with the Trump administration. “W

A meeting of the Special Cabinet Sub-Committee and Officials’ Committee appointed to address the impacts of the El Nino climate phenomenon was held on Friday (21) morning  at the Presidential Secretariat under the patron