By Anuradha Hiripitiyage The government’s announcement of a 20% reduction in electricity tariffs has been criticized as inadequate by Sanjeewa Dhammika, Secretary of the Electricity Consumers’...
Three parliament employees have been dismissed after being found guilty of sexually assaulting female staff members, parliament sources said on Friday. The decision followed a thorough...
by Saman Indrajith Parliament authorities are still in the process of verifying the educational qualifications of all MPs, as several MPs, including former Speaker Asoka Ranwala,...
Portraits of Sri Lanka’s former Presidents have been removed from the premises of the Presidential Media Division (PMD), according to sources. The images, which ranged from...
Unhappy about photos on Ukraine war and South China Sea The Russian and Chinese Embassies in Colombo have taken exception to some photographs exhibited at the...
by Rajan Philips There is an abundance of historical data available on the extent of land cultivation and the amount of paddy harvested based on well-established...
BY RANDIMA ATTYGALLE What struck me immediately as I stepped into Colombo’s Arcade Independence Square hosting the World Press Photo Exhibition 2024 was Anne Ranasinghe’s Vivere...
Several decades ago, when the Food Drive led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake in a bold move to achieve self-sufficiency in essential foods wherever possible, the...
By Zanita Careem The Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Siri Walt was born in 1967 in Bergen, Norway. She has studied at the...
The US Embassy in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Central Cultural Fund, launched a new conservation project to protect the ancient Thuparama Image...