President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has officially presented the Sannas Pathra (letter of appointment) to the newly appointed Anunayake Thero of the Asgiri Chapter of the Siam Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Narampanawe Ananda Thero, at the historic Magul Maduwa on the premises of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (4:50 PM)
Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role. MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (4:23 PM)
The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested two individuals in possession of an illegal stock of gold during a special search operation in the Arachchal sea area of Kalpitiya. MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (12:43 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today offered a response to the joint letter by the Chief Prelates of the three Buddhist Chapters warning that the proposed Penal Code amendment criminalizing corporal punishment and alleged initiatives promoting LGBTQ-related tourism could undermine cultural values and trigger serious social crises. MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (9:37 PM)
A person was killed and five others injured in a fatal road accident that occurred in the Kithulkote area along the Thanamalwila-Wellawaya road this morning (October 3). MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (1:20 PM)
A wild elephant was struck and killed by a fuel train near the 137 ½ Mile Post on the Eastern Railway Line, between Habarana and Hatares Kotuwa stations, today (03). MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (3:15 PM)