The Auditor General has warned that delays in coal procurement and continued reliance on suppliers of questionable standards could disrupt...
In the wake of the National Development Bank (NDB) PLC having to publicly acknowledge a loss of as much as...
President Anura Kumara Disanayaka will undertake a four-day State visit to China, beginning tomorrow (14) at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. The Foreign Ministry said...
Monday 13th January, 2025 The JVP-led NPP government is drawing heavy flak for its vitriolic attacks on the media. It has taken umbrage at media reports...
The first-ever ‘High-level Round Table on India – Sri Lanka Partnership’ held in Colombo recently explored diverse topics, including the geopolitical context for bilateral relations, the...
Expatriate Sri Lankan workers remitted over 6.57 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, which is a 10.1 percent increase compared to 2023, the latest data by the...
By Sanath Nanayakkare Interest rates play a pivotal role in the financial landscape, significantly impacting micro and small businesses as well as marginal borrowers. The Island...
Sri Lanka earned approximately 3.17 billion U.S. dollars from tourism in 2024, latest statistics from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) shows. This is a...
by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne(Retired from Sri Lanka Navy) Former Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Sri Lanka NavyThe Former Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner...
Dr Upul Wijewardhana has recently written an article referring Dr Anton Jayasuriya as an ‘imposter/pretender”. Although Anton (Kara) Jayasuriya and I graduated in 1954, he was...
Personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval command on 10 January recovered about 90kg and 45g (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis adrift in the sea area of...
by Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara The word Ahimsa, derived from Sanskrit, means non-harm or non-injury and is often translated into English as non-violence. The dictionary defines...
Rapid half-centuries from Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Janith Liyanage put Sri Lanka on course to a substantial total, before an electric new-ball spell from Asitha...
Indian fishers continue their illegal fishing operations in Sri Lankan waters despite talks at the highest level between India and Sri Lanka regarding poaching by the...