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Tuesday Aug 04, 2026 Saturday, 1 August 2026 01:37 - - 76 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army Major General Nilantha Premaratne as the 26th Commander

Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 Wednesday, 10 June 2026 05:48 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Indian Naval Ship Sharda, a Sukanya-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), will visit Colombo from 10 to 13 June 2026 for

Saturday Apr 04, 2026 Wednesday, 1 April 2026 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Defence Deputy Minister Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara, undertook an official visit to Japan from 16 to 19 March

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment As global landscape shifts toward hybrid threats the definition of security has evolved A judiciary that ensures the “Rule of Law” guarantees that property rights are pr

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment By closing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has gripped the world by its throat As we assess the “way forward,” we must first acknowledge the grim reality on the ground: the s

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment In a multipolar world order, the ability to provide logistics, refueling, and security for these sea lanes makes Sri Lanka indispensable to every superpower, from the Un

Thursday Apr 30, 2026 Thursday, 30 April 2026 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} The Government has approved two major relief initiatives to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, focusing on

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment A desalination plant in Dubai For decades, Dubai has stood as the ‘Singapore of the Middle East’ - a glittering, safe harbour - carved out of the desert, through the vis

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment By closing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has gripped the world by its throat As we assess the “way forward,” we must first acknowledge the grim reality on the ground: the s

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment An art by Prasanna Weekakody We have seen how Constantino de Sa, perhaps the ablest Portuguese captain general to serve in 17th century Sri Lanka, lost both his life and

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment An art by Prasanna Weekakody We have seen how Constantino de Sa, perhaps the ablest Portuguese captain general to serve in 17th century Sri Lanka, lost both his life and

We’re not even halfway through 2026, and global conflicts are already surging. Last year marked a grim turning point with nearly 60 active conflicts worldwide, war-related deaths at a 30-year high and

Tuesday Aug 04, 2026 Wednesday, 29 July 2026 00:06 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} As Sri Lanka responds to a significant nationwide dengue outbreak, the US Embassy in Sri Lanka has launched a Public Hea

Noted Sri Lankan journalist and columnist D.B.S. Jeyaraj, who wrote extensively for over four decades on the island’s ethnic conflict and key political developments, including as The Hindu’s Sri Lanka

Saturday Apr 25, 2026 Saturday, 25 April 2026 01:20 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} India Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan (left) with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake India Vice President C.P. Radhak

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment The families of fallen officers and Other Ranks carried sacrifices of their own. Many endured losses quietly and with remarkable dignity. Here in the photograph a family

The United States and Israel launched an attack on Saturday (February 28, 2026) on Iran, plunging West Asia into a new conflict that U.S. President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the

Monday Aug 31, 2026 Wednesday, 12 August 2026 03:14 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} The main concern regarding the proposed bill is the broad executive authority it grants to penalise and imprison elepha

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Seventeen years ago, on May 19th, a protracted civil war in Sri Lanka came to its bloody conclusion. During its twenty-five long years of existence, it was called a libe

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Seventeen years ago, on May 19th, a protracted civil war in Sri Lanka came to its bloody conclusion. During its twenty-five long years of existence, it was called a libe

Sri Lanka shuts schools as floods and mudslides kill 7 Torrential rains and flooding have damaged 129 houses and forced the evacuation of nearly 3,500 people, officials say. Sri Lanka has shut down sc

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s remarks at the May Day rally regarding a court judgment expected on May 25 have triggered a controversy that goes far beyond day-to-

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s remarks at the May Day rally regarding a court judgment expected on May 25 have triggered a controversy that goes far beyond day-to-

Sunday Jun 07, 2026 Thursday, 28 May 2026 00:29 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his address at the 17th National War Heroes Day commemoration pledged that Sri La

Saturday Apr 04, 2026 Wednesday, 1 April 2026 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Ambassador-designate to Indonesia Sashikala Premawardhane (third from right) with Indonesia’s Defence Ministry Secretar

Mudslides and floods are among the most destructive natural disasters, causing severe damage to lives and property in Sri Lanka every year. Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regi

The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering

A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel went into effect as Friday began. The agreement could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Ira

A large section of Indians and Pakistanis view each other as their greatest threat, reflecting the deep-entrenched distrust between the two neighbours, a new survey has found. According to American th

Monday May 04, 2026 Monday, 4 May 2026 00:18 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Freedom of the press around the world has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, according to the leading Paris

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Spread love, not war: A Muslim cleric waves while riding in a military jeep with a couple as they arrive for a public mass wedding ceremony at Imam Hossein Square in Teh

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Spread love, not war: A Muslim cleric waves while riding in a military jeep with a couple as they arrive for a public mass wedding ceremony at Imam Hossein Square in Teh

In pictures: Hunting lynx snatches top prize in photo competition A young Iberian lynx caught mid hunt has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2026. The striking image, tit

Trump extends Iran ceasefire indefinitely as peace talks stall President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States would indefinitely extend its ceasefire with Iran, easing fears that a fragile paus

The election results in Nepal have been described as a political earthquake. This is not an exaggeration. There has been an emphatic and comprehensive rejection of old leaders and established parties

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment In the Trumpian world order -– similar to the Thucydidean world – the international law, the UN, or assorted international organisations no longer set normative paramete

Tuesday Apr 21, 2026 Tuesday, 21 April 2026 02:21 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Seven years after the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, the grief remains intertwined with unanswered questions and a lingering

The White House continues to claim major successes in its ongoing operations in Iran, which have now reached the one month mark. Objectives of the war appear to constantly be shifting, but how success

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Keir Starmer vs. Nigel Farage: End of British liberalism? This is an era of political surprises. New parties have stormed the political arena, demolishing entrenched pla

Pope John Paul II Fast Facts CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late Pope John Paul II. He was canonized as a saint on April 27, 2014. Personal Birth date: May 18, 1920 De

“I got my Russian visa and papers from the Kenyan official at JKIA [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi]. I then boarded the plane to Istanbul and on to Russia.” This account of a Zimbabwea