WEATHER FORECAST FOR 06 JULY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 July 2026 by the Department of Meteorology A few showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy ...

The news that Sri Lanka has once again been classified as a middle-income country is undoubtedly one of the more encouraging developments after the severe economic crisis the country has experienced ...

Seylan Bank PLC recently announced a major advancement in Sri Lanka’s digital payments landscape through the integration of all Seylan Credit and Debit Cards with Google Pay, enabling customers to ...

Monday 6th July, 2026 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent attempt in Parliament to defuse the ongoing controversy over his government’s plan to extend the retirement ages of the judges of the ...

A clash between two groups of prisoners, held at the Negombo Prison, yesterday afternoon, claimed the lives of two and caused injuries to nearly three dozen men. Two prisoners are believed to have ...

Defending champion Dinara de Silva displayed remarkable grit and determination to retain the Women’s Open Singles title at the 111th Vision Care Colombo Championship after edging Yuhansa Peiris in a ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will provide technical assistance for evidence-based legislative decision-making on demographic resilience, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender ...

The Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF)-led Tamil National Council (TNC) recently called for an all-party conference in Tamil Nadu to formulate a united political position on the future of ...

Health and Media Minister Dr. Malinda Jayatissa recently disclosed that the NPP government had so far recruited 160,000 to the public sector. The Minister said so at the recent handing over of ...

The Hypertension Society of Sri Lanka,has announced Hypertension Summit 2026 in collaboration with Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine at a media conference held to raise public awareness of the ...

Maldives recently celebrated its 45th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in the bank’s longstanding contribution to the Maldivian banking sector and its commitment to fostering economic ...

The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) has officially entered into a strategic partnership with FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s first privately owned international airline and a leading low-cost carrier, ...