Keir Starmer will be Britain s next prime minister with his centre left Labour Party expected to win a huge majority in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government by trouncing Rishi Sunak s party. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (11:52 AM)

The newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives David Sislen on Thursday called on President Rani Wickremesinghe and vowed to support the debt-trapped island nation s journey towards prosperity. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (11:08 AM)

Britain s Labour Party headed for a landslide victory Friday in a parliamentary election, an exit poll and partial returns indicated, as voters punished the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (11:05 AM)

UPDATE- The section of A9 road which was temporarily closed due to a fire which had broken out in a shop at Akurana, has now been reopened, the police said. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (10:22 AM)

The Meteorology Department says showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (10:18 AM)

Israel has dispatched a delegation to negotiate a hostage release deal with Hamas, a government official said on Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to convene his security cabinet to discuss new Hamas positions on an accord. MORE..

4 Jul 2024 (11:47 PM)