Seven students have been arrested in connection with an assault on two other students in the Irattaperiyakulam area of Vavuniya,Continue Reading The post Seven students remanded over assault captured in viral social medi

‎A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of his wife in the Udissapaththuwa area ofContinue Reading The post Husband arrested over alleged murder of wife reported missing in Rangala appe

Students planning to sit the 2026 General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Examination (G.C.E. O/L), scheduled to be held inContinue Reading The post O/L 2026: Important notice on NIC requirement for candidates ap

More than eight people have been killed after a fire broke out at an elders’ home in Batagoda, Aguruwathota, policeContinue Reading The post Over 8 Killed in Aguruwathota Elders’ Home Fire (Video) appeared first on Newsw

Sri Lanka’s fuel import expenditure is expected to decline significantly by July, provided global oil prices remain stable or continueContinue Reading The post CPC expects fuel import bill to ease by July if global price

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI of Sri Lanka’s  tour of the Caribbean. This being a day game, West Indies believed their bowlers could extract some movement from the Sabina Park surface

Access to safe drinking water for populations residing in small towns and rural areas of Sri Lanka has not yet been fully ensured, and this continues to pose a major challenge to the country’s social and economic develop

Division 1 Segment ‘A’ – Weekly Fixtures

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would ​probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point ‌if things ’’work out’’.

Reports circulating on social media claiming that the Suwa Seriya ambulance service would cease operations from 8.00 p.m. today are false, informed sources confirmed.

At least eleven persons are reported missing and nearly 50 others have been hospitalised after a fire broke out at an elderly care home in the Batagoda area of Horana today, police said.

Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Harini Amarasuriya said approval has been granted to recruit 23,000 teachers in line with a court ruling on teacher appointments, with t

The Health and Mass Media Ministry has issued a special gazette notification to recruit 3,000 nursing students as part of its plan to strengthen the country’s nursing workforce and achieve its target of recruiting 13,600

A sum of Rs. 35 million prepared for replenishing ATM machines was robbed from the Horana branch of People’s Bank by an unidentified individual this afternoon, police said.

The Select Committee of Parliament to review the laws dealing with Elections (excluding laws dealing with Provincial Council Elections) and report to Parliament and submit its proposals and recommendations in that regard

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ended Wednesday’s session sharply lower as investor sentiment deteriorated amid escalating global geopolitical tensions and fresh trade policy concerns. Rising uncertainty surrounding ong

Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Harini Amarasuriya said that Rs. 13.5 billion has been allocated in the 2026 Budget for the development of physical resources in nationa

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are chemical compounds widely used in refrigerators and air conditioning units, are being globally phased out under the Montreal Protocol due to their high potential for ozone laye

Wild elephants inhabit approximately two-thirds of the land area of Sri Lanka, and it has been identified that the rapid obstruction of elephant habitats and migratory corridors due to various development projects and hu

The largest-ever shipment of electric vehicles to Australia has arrived in Melbourne, with 5,000 vehicles delivered aboard a BYD carContinue Reading The post Record 5,000-vehicle BYD shipment arrives in Australia as EV d

Sri Lanka could experience drought conditions during July and August if the developing El Niño weather pattern strengthens, according toContinue Reading The post El Niño: Met Dept warns of possible drought conditions in

11 persons have been reported missing and 7 others were injured and hospitalised following a fire that broke out atContinue Reading The post Fire at Anguruwatota Elders’ Home: Several Missing, 44 rescued appeared first o

A major fire that broke out at an elder care home in the Batagoda-Galpata area of Horana on Wednesday (3)Continue Reading The post 55 hospitalized after fire breaks out at Horana elder care home appeared first on Newswir

A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that fitting 90 minutes to two hours of weight trainingContinue Reading The post Weight training cuts early death risk by 13% – New study appeared first on Newswire

Qualifier Maja Chwalinska continued her dream French Open run as she beat Anna Kalinskaya to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final. The world number 114 was left open-mouthed with shock after completing a superb 7-6 (7-3

At least 21 people have been killed and many others injured after a fire tore through a multi-storey building in south Delhi, police in India’s capital say. Many of the victims were foreigners – including people from Sou

The US military has said it launched “self-defence” strikes on Iran overnight, and shot down ballistic missiles and drones fired at ships and Gulf countries. The strikes on Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, were “in

Marta Kostyuk accused Russian players of hiding behind silence over the war in Ukraine, saying after ⁠four years of conflict they had shown “whose side they are on”, as she reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at the F

Iran’s armed forces have issued a statement marking the anniversary of the death of founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the Khordad 15 uprising, vowing to defend the Islamic Revolution against

New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland have requested a meeting with Cricket Australia (CA) for Thursday to discuss the fallout from Cricket Victoria’s announcement about the merger of Melbourne Stars and Renega

By Charumini de Silva The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) yesterday launched a month-long countrywide awareness campaign titled “Be Scam Proof”, warning that increasingly sophisticated digital fraud and persistent illeg

lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-637116 quot; title= quot;H-04 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260329/uploads/2026/03/H-04.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;297 quot; /

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