The Ministry of Education has launched an urgent investigation into the tragic suicide of a 23-year-old second-year student at the Wayamba National College of Education in Bingiriya.
The student, identified as Sanjeewani Kumari from Teldeniya in Kandy, was found in...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 MAY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 MAY 2025 by the Department of Meteorology
Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts while showers or...
Rear Admiral (retired) D. K. P. Dassanayake yesterday (24) alleged that the war-winning armed forces were being subjected to an unprecedented psychological operation.
The wartime Navy Spokesman said that the NPP government owed an explanation as to why the state-run...
The remains of veteran actress Malini Fonseka, revered as the “Queen of Sri Lankan Cinema”, will be brought to the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka today (25 May) for the public to pay their final respects.
Her body will...
An Iranian thriller film that explores corruption and state violence in the country has won the the Palme d’Or, the coveted top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
It Was Just an Accident, directed by dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi,...
A group of opposition parliamentarians is set to formally urge Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne to launch an inquiry into the conduct of Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake, accusing him of undemocratic behaviour during recent parliamentary proceedings.
The move comes in...
Three Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) electoral organisers have decided to resign from their positions.
Accordingly, Matale District Chief Organiser Wasantha Aluvihare, Dambulla Chief Organiser Champika Wijerathna, and Ranjith Aluvihare as the Rattota organiser, and deputy national orgniser of the party...
Three wickets from Em Arlott, playing just her second international match, decimated West Indies as England ran away with victory in the second T20I at Hove and an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match series.
Arlott’s impressive spell accounted for...
The inequality between England and Zimbabwe as Test nations has been reflected on the field over the first half of this one-off Test match at Trent Bridge. Thursday’s flow of runs for the former was followed by a cascade...
Thursday 22nd May, 2025
British apparel manufacturer, NEXT, has closed its production unit in Katunayake, causing a loss of 1,400 jobs. However, it will continue operations at its other factories, according to media reports. It has cited high operational costs...