The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday expressed cautious optimism that the government might reconsider its proposed constitutional amendment to extend the retirement ages of...
Text and Pic by Dinasena Rathugamage ✍️ An amulet, bearing the number 516, and a one-rupee coin, have been recovered, alongside a human skeleton excavated from...
Former Minister and senior opposition politician Prof. G. L. Peiris has accused the government of pursuing proposed changes affecting the judiciary without adequate consultation, describing the...
SJB Colombo District MP Sujeewa Senasinghe yesterday (12) made public what he described as a letter sent by the Chief Prelates of Sri Lanka’s three Buddhist...
by Norman Palihawadane ✍️ The Police Mounted Division in Pettah is prepared to relocate its horses to Nuwara Eliya, or Kandy, if the prevailing high temperatures intensify, police...
by Chaminda Silva ✍️ The Department of Wildlife Conservation has begun supplying water to animals in several national parks using bowsers as a severe dry spell...
A tripartite military cooperation agreement signed recently among Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, referred to popularly as ‘Islamic NATO’, while placing Iran on notice could have...
Thursday 13th August, 2026 Power politics is often seen as devoid of scruples anywhere in the world. More so in this country, where politicians are so...
By Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka’s Central Bank sees no immediate need for further interest-rate increases or reductions, with inflation expected to gradually ease and return to...
By Ifham Nizam The proposed Animal Welfare Bill could have far-reaching legal and economic consequences for fisheries, poultry production, pet breeding and even small-scale ornamental-fish breeding,...