One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes spewed a huge ash cloud more than 11 kilometres into the sky on Tuesday after officials issued the country’s highest alert. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, erupted at 17:35 local time (10:35 BST), the country’s volcanology...
The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has announced a likely two-month delay in issuing official number plates for newly registered vehicles due to ongoing procurement issues following the termination of its agreement with the previous supplier. DMT Commissioner General Kamal...
Polycrome Electrical Industries (Pvt) Ltd — a pioneering name in Sri Lanka’s electrical manufacturing sector — proudly celebrates 45 years of dedicated service, innovation, and excellence. Since its humble beginnings in 1980 under the visionary leadership of Mr. D.W....
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded a statement from a senior official of the Ministry of Justice regarding the incident of a prisoner’s release from Anuradhapura Prison through the unlawful misuse of the presidential pardon. Reports confirm that the...
Aligned with the 2025 National Poson Festival, the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat spearheaded several environmentally conscious initiatives during Poson Week, including maintaining cleanliness in areas surrounding the Atamasthana (Eight Sacred Places). Key waste management measures included the establishment of...
Glorious uncertainties define both cricket and power politics—where nothing is more certain than the unexpected. Explosive starts therein do not necessarily guarantee smooth sailing or easy victories; unforeseen trouble comes from unexpected quarters. Whoever would have thought that the...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived back in Sri Lanka this morning following the conclusion of his first official visit to Germany. The President and his delegation landed at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) at 08:58 a.m. on a flight from...
South Africa can dare to dream. With Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma playing the most significant innings of their careers, the latter while carrying a hamstring injury, they closed with 69 runs of claiming the World Test Championship, which...
A black box has been found at the site of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India’s civil aviation minister said on Friday. The flight data recorder was recovered within 28 hours by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB),...
Saturday 14th June, 2025 The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is reported to have said, quoting the Attorney General’s (AG’s) Department that the questionable reduction of the special commodity levy (SCL) on imported sugar in 2020, during the SLPP government, did...