New Zealand smashed the highest score of the tri series and any hope of Zimbabwe earning a consolation win as they laid down a marker ahead of Saturday’s final against South Africa.
After choosing to bat first – despite captains...
Parliament is scheduled to debate the proposal to remove Inspector General of Police (IGP) T. M. W. Deshabandu Tennakoon from office on 5 August, under Section 17 of the Removal of Public Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002.
This...
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, stated in Parliament that certain individuals have taken funds from Sri Lanka and established companies in the British Virgin Islands. He assured that details regarding these individuals would...
The Supreme Court has postponed sentencing to 23 September in the contempt of court case against Harsha Illukpitiya, the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, who has pleaded guilty to the charge.
Already living from hand to mouth, millions of garment workers across Asia fear for their jobs as a deadline to strike a trade deal with the US – or face punishing tariffs – looms closer.
On 9 July, following a...
Warning: This story contains accounts of rape and other violence that readers may find distressing.
Helene was 17 years old when a gang attacked her neighbourhood in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.
She strokes her baby daughter, asleep in her lap, while...
Warning for strong winds and rough seas. Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 10.00 a.m. on 22 July 2025 for the period until 10.00 a.m. on 23 July 2025
Naval and fishing communities are warned that the...
The Sri Lanka Police has been awarded the YouTube Silver Play Button in recognition of its official channel surpassing 100,000 subscribers.
According to a statement published today (23 July) on the official Sri Lanka Police Facebook page, the award was...
The Constitutional Council has approved the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Preethi Padman Surasena as the next Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.
The approval follows President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s formal nomination of Justice Surasena to succeed Chief Justice Murdu Fernando,...
The Colombo High Court has scheduled the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne for 30 September, seeking to overturn a Magistrate’s Court order that rejected his release on bail.
The petition was taken up today (24)...