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Australia 198, Bangladesh 351/6

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Bangladesh took a 153 runs lead over Australia in the first innings with four wickets in hand ending the second day at 351 for 6 in the first cricket Test at the Marara Oval in Da... Read More


Kaleel, Annaya, Navya and Revan bag titles...

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Four finals in the junior categories of Under 14 girls and boys and Under 18 girls and boys of the 111th National Tennis Championship were completed at the SLTA tennis courts at G... Read More


Kaleel, Annaya, Navya and Revan bag titles

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Four finals in the junior categories of Under 14 girls and boys and Under 18 girls and boys of the 111th National Tennis Championship were completed at the SLTA tennis courts at G... Read More


CHARTING THE NEXT WATCH

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Delivering the 2026 Gen. Denis Perera Memorial Oration, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Damian Fernando reflects on 75 years of naval inheritance, the lessons of asymmetric warfare, a... Read More


Eleven rescued after fast attack craft runs into distress off Angulana

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Eleven crew members of a Sri Lanka Navy fast attack craft that encountered distress in the seas off Angulana have been rescued and admitted to hospital, while one person remains m... Read More


Indonesia quake death toll rises to 38

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday killed at least 38 people, a disaster management official said, revising an earlier toll. Two people were kno... Read More


judges' retirement age: BASL yet to receive complete recording of meeting with President

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has said it is yet to receive the complete video recordings of its recent meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake regarding the pro... Read More


Vehicle prices to surge as 50% import duty surcharge extended

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Vehicle prices are set to rise further following the Government's decision to extend the 50% surcharge imposed on vehicle import duties until December 31, the Vehicle Importers As... Read More


Second major quake hits Indonesia in a day as 7.7 magnitude tremor leaves 38 dead

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- A second major earthquake struck Indonesia on Saturday, hours after a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit the Flores region, killing at least 38 people and injuring 13 others. A 6.5... Read More


No tsunami threat to Sri Lanka following 6.8-magnitude Indonesia earthquake

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- The Department of Meteorology has confirmed that there is currently no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia o... Read More