Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that if the opposition wishes to surpass the National People’s Power (NPP), they must demonstrate their commitment to ending corruption and fraud.
The Prime Minister made these remarks while addressing public gatherings held on...
Globally renowned American rock band ‘Boys Mawatha’ arrived in Sri Lanka on the night of 24 April ahead of their much-anticipated concert in the country.
The band, who arrived on AirAsia flight AK-047 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, landed at the...
The main suspect in the shooting and killing of political activist Dan Priyasad had been arrested, the police said yesterday. Investigators suspect that notorious Mohommad Najim Mohommad Imran alias Kanjipani Imran, who is taking refuge in Dubai, ordered Priyasad’s killing.
The suspect...
Hundreds of thousands of Buddhist devotees have realised their dream of viewing the sacred tooth relic up close and paying homage to it during the past several days at the ongoing Dalada Vandana exhibition in Kandy. They have expressed...
Deputy Minister of Industry and Enterprise Development, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, has strongly defended the current administration’s integrity and reform agenda, stating that the government has maintained a clean track record and is committed to building a new political culture.
Speaking at...
As the 14th Dalai Lama approaches his 90th birthday, tensions are rising over China’s efforts to assert control over the selection of his successor. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which has long oppressed religious practices, is now claiming the...
The European Union has fined major tech giants Apple and Meta €500 million and €200 million respectively, marking the first major penalties under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Introduced in 2023, the legislation aims to curb Big Tech’s dominance...
The Colombo High Court today sentenced to death the man convicted of murdering a woman and leaving her body in a travel bag at the Bastian Mawatha private bus terminal in Pettah in 2015.
The crime, which shocked the nation...
The marking of postal votes for this year’s Local Government (LG) elections begins today, 24 April, with over 648,000 eligible voters expected to cast their ballots by mail.
Postal voting will be conducted over four designated days — 24, 25,...
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by three wickets in an exciting finish on the fourth day of the first Test in Sylhet to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. It was Zimbabwe’s fifth overseas Test victory, which came after they...