Browse by Date | Daily News :Breaking News, Latest News, Sports News and Live Updates

Browse by Date

Select Date

Monday, January 16, 2023

Law & Order: High end drug party busted in Slave Island
2023-01-15 20:08:00
The Walana Central Anti-Corruption Unit raided a...
Local: Let’s solve the country’s economic issues by working within one policy framework - President
2023-01-15 20:06:00
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the...
Local: No money to pay Easter victims as per SC judgement - Former President
2023-01-15 20:02:00
Former President Maithripala Sirisena said...
Political: SLFP to decide on ‘hand’ symbol today
2023-01-15 20:00:00
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will announce how...
Local: Student ends life after teacher’s accusation
2023-01-15 19:56:00
A student who was slated to sit for this years...
Local: Microbiologists find bio-insecticide to control Fall Armyworm in maize
2023-01-15 19:50:00
A group of young microbiologists working at the...
Local: President participates in Voice of Global South Summit
2023-01-15 19:30:00
India hosted a two-day Voice of Global South...
Local: 13th Amendment will be fully implemented - President
2023-01-15 19:30:00
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the...
Local: Showers forecast
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe worships at Sri Naga Viharaya in Jaffna yesterday.
Local: President joins religious rituals at Sri Naga Viharaya, Jaffna
2023-01-15 19:30:00
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is in Jaffna...
Local: Low renewable energy costs to aid India’s green hydrogen push
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Low renewable energy production costs will give...
The renovated Galle Town Hall is to be opened by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena this month. Picture by Mahinda P. Liyanage
Local: Renovated Galle Town Hall to be opened by PM
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Galle Town Hall, which has been closed for six...
High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel.
Local: HC Moragoda meets Gujarat State Governor, Chief Minister
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda...
Local: Proper system needed to charge taxes for non-cash benefits - COPF Chairman
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Committee on Public Finance Chairman and Member...
Local: SL, Turkey Ombudsmen sign bilateral cooperation MoU
2023-01-15 19:30:00
On the sidelines of the International Ombudsman...
Local: ACJU to celebrate 100 years of service to Muslim Community and Nation
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) has...
Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva meeting Airport and Aviation (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited officials at a special discussion held at the Ministry Auditorium on Friday.
Local: Procurement process to be expedited - Minister
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal...
Local: Naval operations thwarted numerous illegal acts in 2022
2023-01-15 19:30:00
During its operations conducted in 2022, the Navy...
INS Delhi at the Trincomalee Port.
Local: INS Delhi arrives at Trincomalee Port
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The Indian Naval Ship INS Delhi arrived at the...
Local: Reginald Cooray: A talented, respected teacher - Dr. Bandula
2023-01-15 19:30:00
As alumni of the Vidyodaya University, we express...
Local: Thai Pongal in Jaffna
2023-01-15 19:30:00
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Fisheries...
Local: Egg imports delayed at Department level
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The importation of eggs through international...
Political: TNA splits into two for LG Polls
2023-01-15 19:30:00
In the wake of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (...
HNB Head of Marketing, Upul Adikari, HNB Sustainable Business- Executive, Shanel Perera, HNB Head of Legal/Board Secretary, Shiromi Halloluwa, HNB Chief Human Resource Officer/DGM- Human Resources, L. Chiranthi Cooray, HNB Managing Director/CEO, Jonathan Alles, HNB Executive Director/COO, Dilshan Rodrigo, HNB Assistant General Manager- Risk, Dilunika Jayasinghe, HNB Assistant Manager- Sustainable Business, Hemantha Senanayake and HNB Assistant General Manager- Strategy, Priyanka Wijeratne with the awards
Business: HNB crowned Lanka’s Best Corporate Citizen for 2022
2023-01-15 19:30:00
HNB Head of Marketing, Upul Adikari, HNB...
Business: India’s Kashmir farmers change agricultural practices with innovation
2023-01-15 19:30:00
At a time when farmers in Kashmir are shifting to...
Business: “Make way to ease investment in solar power in SL”
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The premier industrial exhibition INCO 2023 with...
FLASH BACK: Minister of Aviation, Nimal Siripala De Silva and former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunge welcoming Russia’s Red Wings airline inaugural flights at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport recently.
Business: SLAITO opposes sudden C-19 protocols by Sri Lanka Tourism
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (...
OrionStellar High Density and Carrier-Neutral Data Centre at Orion City IT park
Business: OrionStellar awarded TIA 942 Construction Certificate
2023-01-15 19:30:00
OrionStellar, one of Sri Lanka’s Telco-neutral...
Delegate of AHK Sri Lanka, Schönburg at their New Years reception. Picture by Shirajiv Siriamne
Business: Lankan exports to Germany up 23% to Euro 1 Bn during January to Nov. 2022
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lankan exports to Germany performed above...
Vignettes of the SLT-MOBITEL launched mAgent service yesterday at an Islandwide launching ceremony
Business: SLT-MOBITEL revolutionises customer experiences, launches mAgent initiative
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Echoing its leadership in revolutionising...
Thailand’s health minister Anutin Charnvirakul welcomes passengers from China at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport. Photo Athit Perawongmetha)
Business: Thailand Scraps ‘Vaccine Proof Requirement’ for Tourists
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Thailand has revoked an entry policy announced...
JIT’s CTO, Neranjan Dissanayake
Business: Cyber threats steadily expanding - JIT
2023-01-15 19:30:00
While the world is heading towards a fully...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility for C-295 medium transport plane for the Indian Air Force and said that the day is not far when big passenger aircraft will be manufactured in India (www.hindustantimes.com)
Business: India’s presidency of G20, a watershed for developing countries
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the...
Business: AICPA & CIMA and AIMG host ‘Finance for Marketers Joint Forum’ on Jan. 17
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The Association of International Marketing...
The four Hall of Flame recipients , AASL with Chief Guest Chairman AASL Major General (Rtd.) G. A. Chandrasiri and officials of the International Airline & Aviation College
Business: Global aviation industry faces huge future demand for HR
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The global aviation industry will face a huge...
Business: “Sri Lanka best place to travel in 2023”
2023-01-15 19:30:00
TravelTriangle India’s leading online holiday...
Business: Member of UAE Ruling Family and team visit BOI
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, Member...
Business: MOL recognises HIP safety protocols
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Rohan Sanjeewa, Manager-QHSE, HIPS; Kavindu...
Business: Global growth to slow down in 2023 World Bank
2023-01-15 19:30:00
WASHINGTON: Global growth is expected to...
Editorial: What do you grow in Pettah?
2023-01-15 19:30:00
A very funny news item appeared in the media last...
Rescuers gather at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal on Sunday.
World: 68 people killed in Nepal plane crash
2023-01-15 19:30:00
At least 68 people were killed when a passenger...
An image from a US military pilot’s sighting of an ‘unidentified anomalous phenomena’ that some think is evidence of UFOs.
World: US Govt. examining over 500 ‘UFO’ reports
2023-01-15 19:30:00
US: The U.S. Government is examining 510 UFO...
Vinciane De Traux, Director of Artcurial Benelux poses with an original front cover of ‘Tintin in America’ from a 1942 painting by Tintin creator Herge at auction house Artcurial in Brussels on January 11, 2023.
World: Auctioneers eye record for Tintin artwork at sale
2023-01-15 19:30:00
BELGIUM: Known around the world for his blond...
World: Friday the 13th proves lucky for US$ 1.35 Bn lottery ticket holder
2023-01-15 19:30:00
US: A single ticket holder has won an estimated...
(Left) A young Prince Harry with his mother, Princess Diana.
World: Prince Harry reveals how Diana’s perfume helped him cope with her death
2023-01-15 19:30:00
UK: Prince Harry has revealed how the smell of...
Then President-Elect Joe Biden behind the wheel of his beloved green convertible 1967 Corvette Stingray in this December 2020 photo.
World: More classified documents found in Biden’s Wilmington garage - White House
2023-01-15 19:30:00
US: Five additional pages of classified material...
XBB.1.5, “...is the most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet.”
World: Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 may be dominant in Europe soon - ECDC
2023-01-15 19:30:00
SWEDEN: Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 could become...
Law & Order: Fourteen more stranded in Oman arrive
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Another 14 women who had gone to work in Oman and...
Law & Order: Woman distributing heroin remanded in Moratuwa
2023-01-15 19:30:00
A team of Police Special Task Force officers have...
BIA Customs Officers with the detections.
Law & Order: Woman arrested for smuggling gold worth over Rs. 145 Mn
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Customs Officers at the Katunayake Airport...
Law & Order: Amorous rapist dies of heart attack
2023-01-15 19:30:00
A man who entered a house in Padaviya Bogaswewa...
Some of the Thai women arrested at the hotel.
Law & Order: Five Thai women arrested in Colpetty brothel
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The Panadura Walana Central Anti-Corruption Unit...
Law & Order: France sends 46 Sri Lankans attempting to enter Réunion Island by boat
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Authorities in France repatriated 46 Sri Lankan...
Law & Order: Interdicted Ethimale OIC to spill the beans on deposed SSP
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The OIC of the Ethimale Police Station, IP...
CCTV footage of the burglary.
Law & Order: Habitual thief on the rampage again
2023-01-15 19:30:00
A complaint was received by the Ambalantota...
Law & Order: Assistant Manager died due to attack with blunt weapons, postmortem reveals
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Police said that the cause of death of the...
Features: ‘Seethawaka Odyssey’ on track to boost tourism
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media Dr...
Features: Cartoon of the day
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Features: Samurdhi Only for the Deserving!
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka stands at a crucial juncture where...
Features: A tea-maker story seldom told
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Most offices serve tea or else have ‘teatimes’....
Voters in the Northern Province.
Features: Identifying ‘true friends’ in foreign arena
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, PC must be...
Features: Rubber cultivation: Moving Forward Amidst Challenges
2023-01-15 19:30:00
The rubber plantations in the Asian continent...
Action from the match between Air Force SC and CR and FC
Sports: CR survive late rally to beat Airmen 29-24
2023-01-15 19:30:00
CR and FC survived a strong late rally from Air...
The Royal and Peterite captains receiving the Under 13 trophy.
Sports: Royal and Peterites Joint Champions of Under 13 Division One
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Royal College Colombo 'A' and St. Peter’s College...
Skipper Vishmi Gunaratne with the player of the award at the Opening USA game.
Sports: Confident Sri Lanka meet Bangladesh today
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lankan women's cricket team led by Vishmi...
Sports: I will work for progress of the game, says Sri Ranga
2023-01-15 19:30:00
I have no political agendas and will work for the...
Sports: Top shuttlers in action at Nationals
2023-01-15 19:30:00
All top ranking shuttlers are expected to take...
Sports: Thadee challenges Djokovic in Melbourne
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Lankan born ten-year-old Thadee Karunanayake had...
The two centurions: Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill
Sports: India clean sweep Lanka 3-0
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Virat Kohli (166 n.o.) and Shubman Gill (116) hit...
Sports: Dunilsha and Imasha take Anura Vidyalaya to quarters
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Dunilsha Radishani and Imasha Udeshika shared...
Sports: Kandy Sports Club remain unbeaten
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Kandy Sports Club won their fifth game in a row...
Sports: Lalith Athulathmudali - Kekirawa Central clash in Division Three Tier B semi final
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Lalith Athulathmudali College Mt. Lavinia,...
Dhammissara National School under 13 Volleyball Team who were the All Island Runners Up of the DSI Tournament posed for a photograph just after the finals. (Picture by Dilwin Mendis Moratuwa Sports Special Correspondent)
Sports: Nethya Minduli a volleyball star in the making
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Nethya Minduli EdirisingheThe Best Attacker of...
Panadura Balika Vidyalaya under 14 stickers with coach Rangika Prasad Perera
Sports: Panadura Balika under 14 stickers clinch Gold Star
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Panadura Balika Vidyalaya under 14 stickers were...
(From left): Nemantha Abeysinghe (GM, Nippon Paint), Douglas Sonnek (Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy) and Rizly Illyas (President, SLR)
Sports: Sri Lanka fosters rugby friendship with US
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) further strengthened their...
Mahith Perera
Sports: Mahith Perera rewrites history with epic innings
2023-01-15 19:30:00
Mahith Perera produced his best batting...
Obituaries: obituaries
2023-01-15 19:30:00
 BLOK - SHANE GRAHAM ANTHONY. It is with...
A volunteer health worker administers a vaccine to a child at a health centre in Manila, Philippines
World: Take ‘urgent’ steps to eliminate Measles
2023-01-15 18:30:00
NEPAL: On the 12th anniversary of the last case...

Monday, January 16, 2023