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Temporary Closure of Meat Shops and Entertainment Venues for Vesak Festival

In view of the upcoming state Vesak Festival, the Ministry of Public Administration has announced that all slaughterhouses, meat shops, and meat sections in supermarkets across Sri Lanka will be temporarily...

IPL 2025 Temporarily Suspended Amid Rising India-Pakistan Military Tensions

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially suspended the TATA IPL 2025 for one week due to escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan, with...

Yantai City Promotes Zero-Carbon Island Cooperation in Sri Lanka

Yantai City, China, hosted the Symposium and Exchange Meeting on International Zero-Carbon Island Construction on May 8 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, marking a significant step in advancing global collaboration...

Sri Lankan Classic Gehenu Lamai to Premiere at Cannes 2025 Under Cannes Classics

In a landmark achievement for Sri Lankan cinema, the 1978 film Gehenu Lamai, directed by the late Dr. Sumitra Peries, will be screened at the Cannes Film...

Govt Launches Urgent Probe into Student Suicide at Sabaragamuwa University; Anti-Ragging Task Force Proposed

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has initiated an independent inquiry into the recent tragic suicide of a second-year engineering student at Sabaragamuwa University, allegedly due to ragging by third-year students. This probe runs parallel to...

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