A guitar used by David Gilmour on six of Pink Floyd’s albums has sold for a record $14.6m (£10.9m), making it the most expensive guitar ever sold, auction house Christie’s has said. Gilmour played the ...

The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), the country’s leading provider of non-state higher education, successfully concluded its March 2026 Convocation. The event recognized over ...

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has issued a public advisory urging internet users to exercise caution when engaging with online advertisements in the run-up to the festive ...

Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of  Meteorology at 3.30 p.m. on 13 March 2026, valid for 14 March 2026. The public are warned that the Heat ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 14 MARCH 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 March 2026 by the Department of  Meteorology  Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva ...

Sun Siyam Pasikudah, the boutique luxury resort that earned the Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best award in 2025 and was named the Best Global Hotel Design winner at the Homes & Gardens ...

Insights into a political career Prior to this period, for a very long time, Appachchi had always resided at Shravasti while he was in Colombo. For some time at Shravasti, his roommate was his friend, ...

Chief Magistrate draws CB attention to massive drain in foreign exchange through cryptocurrency deals Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama yesterday observed that loopholes in actions carried ...

The Ambassador of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka, Wiebe de Boer, visited Kandy on Thursday (12) afternoon to pay his respects to the Most Venerable Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwatte and Asgiriya ...

All Ambassador-designates who met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on January 22 have received clearance from the Parliamentary Committee on High Posts, enabling them to assume their respective ...

The Department of Cultural Affairs said that a discussion will be held next Monday, under the patronage of the subject Minister, Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, to prepare the auspicious times (nekath) sheet ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that promoting the local industrial sector is one of the key priorities of the Government. The Prime Minister made these remarks while attending the ...