Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF), MP Dr. Harsha de Silva, told Parliament yesterday that President Anura Kumara...
The NPP government was exploring the feasibility of introducing a regular pension, or annuity scheme, for Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF)...
The Australian Open will offer a record prize pot of £55m at this year’s tournament – but players are said...
Conflicting reports have emerged from the ICC’s call with the BCB on Tuesday over Bangladesh travelling to India to participate...
The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is...
Intense snowfall and icy weather conditions have caused widespread travel disruption across Europe, with six reported killed in weather-related incidents...
At least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were covering the aftermath of...
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has called for a “new phase” in ties with China as he met its...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal forwarded by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to...
The instructions required for granting relief to farmers for the short term crops devastated due to the extreme weather have...
Sri Lanka has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention against Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Palermo Protocol to Prevent,...
The situation report issued by the Disaster Management 1000hrs today [06th January 2026] confirms that 21,514 persons belonging to 6,592...
At least 113 people are missing, and at least 15 people are known to have died after a landslide in eastern Uganda, the police say. The...
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world’s strictest laws. The ban – which will not take effect...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 29 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located...
Controversy over Vadamarachchi camp pullout: … discloses allocation of 1,000 acres for new northern command during his tenure By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Northern Province Governor Dr....
Over 335,000 displaced By Chaminda Silva Severe weather conditions over the past six days have affected 199 Divisional Secretariat areas in 23 Districts across Sri Lanka,...
By A.J.A. Abeynayake The Colombo High Court Judge R. S. S. Sapuwidda yesterday (28th) rejected a request for bail, under any conditions, for two suspects linked...
Rex Clementine in Durban In a frenzied hour of cricket carnage, Sri Lanka hit rock bottom, skittled out for a paltry 42— their lowest Test score...
By Dinesena Rathugamage Wildlife officers captured and relocated a leopard which entered a house in the village of Ilangovapuram, Vishvamadu in Pudukuduirippu on Wednesday. The leopard...
Commissioner General of Examinations, Amith Jayasundara, yesterday announced that the GCE A/L examination would resume on 04 December. The Examinations Department had previously postponed the examination...
By Harindi Liyanage The National Trauma Manual was unveiled yesterday (28) at the National Trauma Conference held in the Nelum Kuluna (Lotus Tower). Director General of...
by Amarasiri de Silva In contemporary world politics, there is a noticeable trend of working-class voters shifting their allegiances, leading to significant political realignments that influence...
Friday 29th November, 2024 It is a supreme irony that some unredeemable characters who, intoxicated with power, sought to summon even Supreme Court judges to Parliament,...
