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No legal action yet in 12-year-old National Museum artefact theft

Colombo, Oct. 18 -- Twelve years after the theft of 221 valuable artefacts from the Colombo National Museum, the case remains unresolved, with the Attorney General's Department yet to file charges aga... Read More


Three Afghan cricketers killed in attack: cricket board

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Afghanistan have pulled out of a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka next month after three local cricketers were killed in an attack, the country's cricket board said ... Read More


Safe-haven rush pushes gold to glittering new peak in SL

Colombo, Oct. 18 -- Gold prices in Sri Lanka surged to an all-time high on Friday, shattering previous records as investors worldwide flock to the precious metal amid growing economic uncertainty. Lo... Read More


Heavy rain to lash island till month-end

Colombo, Oct. 18 -- The adverse weather condition is expected to continue across most parts of the country until the end of the month, the Department of Meteorology said. Speaking to the Daily Mirror... Read More


23,000 MT of imported salt held at port over quality and deadline violations

Colombo, Oct. 18 -- A stock of 22,950 metric tons of imported salt, valued at over Rs. 910 million, has been detained by Sri Lanka Customs after being found non-compliant with national standards and i... Read More


Police probe after flower garland found on photo of Mirihana Police female OIC

Colombo, Oct. 18 -- A special police investigation has been launched into an unusual incident where a flower garland was found placed around a photograph of Chief Woman Police Inspector Varuni Keshala... Read More


Russian 'cancer vaccine' still in early stages: SL health authorities

Colombo, Oct. 18 -- Sri Lankan Health authorities have cautioned against sensational claims surrounding Russia's so-called cancer vaccine 'Enteromix', saying it remains at a pre-clinical stage and has... Read More


Pakistan to hold talks with Afghanistan in Qatar after latest strikes

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar Saturday with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes on its neighbour killing at least 10 people and br... Read More


Slack expands platform

Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- Powers secure, context-aware AI apps and agents built on conversational data Slack, a Salesforce company, announced the next evolution of its platform - enabling developers and ... Read More


Where art meets architecture

Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- Colombo last week transformed into a confluence of ideas, inspiration, and innovation as the world's architectural elite convened for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) I... Read More