Heat Index at Caution level in Northern, North-central, North-Western, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern and Southern provinces and Monaragala district

Heat index Advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 4.00 p.m.on 01 May 2024, valid for 02 May 2024 Heat index, the temperature...

Brar and Chahar go into Chennai Super King’s den and spin them out

Chennai Super Kings were left reeling at the Chepauk Stadium as Punjab Kings made it back-to-back wins with a comfortable seven-wicket victory to retain a slim,...

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara and Mannar districts after 2.00 p.m

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 02 May 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa...

Prez asks Opp. to cooperate

By Chaminda Silva President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (May Day) urged the JVP-led NPP, the SJB and other political parties not to undermine ongoing economic recovery efforts....

Sajith pledges to renegotiate agreement with IMF

…Arjuna joins SJB Thalawakele rally By Rathindra Kuruwita Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would renegotiate the agreement with the IMF to make it more people friendly, SJB...

AKD: NPP confident of winning any election

By Saman Indrajith JVP/NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said that victory was assured for his party in any forthcoming election as they had won support,...

May Day: Further divisions emerge within political parties, new alliances, while some lawmakers stay at home

By Shamindra Ferdinando In spite of determined UNP’s efforts, it couldn’t convince SJB MPs to switch their allegiance to President Ranil Wickremesinghe in time for yesterday’s...

May Day rallies and marches

Tharushi, Gayanthika, Nadeesha, Yupun eye Olympic qualifying standards in Dubai

by Reemus Fernando Asian Games gold medallist Thrushi Karunaratne and former national record holder of the women’s 800 metres, Gayanthika Abeyratne, 400 metres sprinter Nadeesha Ramanayake...

Daily wage increased to Rs 1,700 in tea and manufacturing sectors

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (May Day) announced that the minimum daily wage for those engaged in the tea growing and manufacturing trade had been increased to...

Approx. 1229kg of smuggled Tendu leaves found in Kalpitiya

A combined search operation, conducted by the Navy with the Army and the Police Narcotic Bureau, led to the recovery of approx. 1229 kg of Tendu...

Beggars at crossways

Thursday 2nd May, 2024 The police have embarked on a campaign, parallel to their war on drugs, to clear busy intersections of beggars who solicit alms...