WEATHER FORECAST FOR 02 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 02 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva ...

Friday 2nd October, 2026 An inquiry conducted by the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) into some allegations concerning the circumstances that surrounded the 31 August drug detection at the ...

A two-member bench comprising Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Sarath Dissanayake yesterday (1) dismissed a writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ...

Government approves USD 57.4 million financing package — then moves to scrap net metering for new rooftop solar connections By Ifham Nizam Questions are mounting over the Government’s policy ...

Internet Media Action (IMA) has strongly condemned the government’s attempt, through the gazette “Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill” (PSTA) (22 September 2026), to restrict citizens’ freedom ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million results-based loan to help Sri Lanka transform its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system, equip more young people ...

A group of trade unions and civil society groups has requested President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to abandon his government’s controversial plan for the proposed tripartite management of the EPF. The ...

The Colombo High Court and Court of Appeal yesterday issued arrest warrants for the Bodu Bala Sena general secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara in a case involving an alleged statement insulting Islam.

Police yesterday arrested a cameraman attached to a private media organisation in connection with the alleged assault of a security officer attached to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The ...

Sri Lanka asylum seeker held by Britain for almost five years has died in Eswatini, a month after being transferred to the southern African country and a week before his visa was due to expire, Tamil ...

By Hiran H Senewiratne  Trading activity on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) gathered pace yesterday as global fuel prices began to show signs of easing, according to market analysts.In this context, ...

Most things in life diminish as we give them away. Money becomes less, time becomes less, and possessions become less. But two things multiply when we share them: love and knowledge. That was the ...