The internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” originating from the United States, is set to take place in Sri Lanka starting...
The World Bank Group and the Sri Lankan government on Thursday launched a new five-year country partnership framework to support...
… Easter Sunday carnage suspects among them The government has issued a gazette extending the ban on several Tamil diaspora groups, alleging they supported “terrorism-related activities,”...
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) on Tuesday said that 7,258 persons from 2,295 families, in the Ratnapura and Kalutara districts,were facing drinking water shortages due to...
Foreign Employment Bureau Chairman Koshala Wickremasinghe yesterday (25) declared that selection of youth for jobs offered by South Korea, under E-8 category, would only be done...
New head of the ICRC delegation in Colombo Severine Chappaz yesterday (25) met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat. The discussion focused on post-war...
The Colombo High Court yesterday (25) released on bail Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera, who was sentenced on 09 January, 2025,...
Wednesday 26th February, 2025 The NPP government’s maiden budget was passed with a two-thirds majority at the second reading vote yesterday. It will now go into...
Sri Lanka’s recent government budget has sparked both hope and concern. While some see it as a positive step toward improving the country’s economy, others worry...
By Ifham Nizam The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has instructed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to revise its Draft Long-Term Generation Expansion Plan...
by Reemus Fernando St. John’s College Jaffna and their arch rivals Central College Jaffna have a success story to celebrate when they meet in the annual...
By an Old Connoisseur The incumbent rulers keep on reminding the people, ad nauseam, that the current administration is a government for the people by the...
Against the backdrop of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijeyapala’s declaration in Parliament of a nexus between the underworld and some sections of the...
The second reading of Budget 2025 was passed in Parliament with a two-thirds majority yesterday. There were 155 ayes and 46 nays. The SJB, ACTC and...