WEATHER FORECAST FOR 28 AUGUST 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 August 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western ...

Qatar’s prime minister has held meetings in the Iranian capital, discussing key issues including the future of the Strait of ...

Rooftop solar power systems with a generation capacity exceeding 300 kilowatts will be temporarily switched off until August 30 due to lower electricity demand during the holiday period, the National ...

It marks Sri Lanka’s first-ever large-scale SWRO desalination plant By Sanath Nanayakkare The Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Thalaiyadi has ...

World-leading javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga underlined his status as the man to beat in world athletics with another sensational performance, winning the men’s javelin at the prestigious Weltklasse ...

Police Headquarters has launched a special investigation into allegations that three police officers, including two attached to the Panadura Walana Central Anti-Corruption Unit, have been involved in ...

Less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos made history in the men’s 400m hurdles at the Weltklasse, another world record fell at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Zurich as Masai Russell sped to ...

The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 07th of September due to its apparent southward relative motion. The nearest places of Sri Lanka over which the ...

Police to arrest and question four former ministers, others over links to Basik By Norman Palihawadane Police are investigating alleged links between suspected major drug trafficker Shiran Basik and a ...

For as long as we can remember, flying to Sri Lanka has meant relying on a handful of options — SriLankan Airlines direct services, useful but limited in schedule and market coverage, or a stop in ...

I have thus far looked only at novels, but in recent years I have also read several short story collections full of suspense and mystery. The first of these that I will explore is by someone not ...

Friday 28th August, 2026 Sri Lanka boasts a hydraulic heritage dating back more than two millennia and has a long history of harnessing water for agriculture and human settlement, but its urban water ...