Greenpeace South Asia yesterday sounded a renewed alarm after a rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution (WWA) confirmed that human-induced...
Former Speaker and NPP Member of Parliament Asoka Ranwala, who was involved in a vehicular collision Thursday night, has been...
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...
A high-level delegation from the Institute for Security Governance (ISG), USA, accompanied by representatives from the United States Embassy, met with Acting Minister of Defence Major...
Astronomer Anura C. Perera led the world’s first-ever celebration of Earth’s ‘birthday’ on Jan 4, commemorating the day the planet reached its closest point to the...
By Kamal Bogoda The jewelry industry in Sri Lanka is reeling under the impact of a steep Value Added Tax (VAT) of 18% imposed on gold...