A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
President Anura Kumara Disanayake departed the country a short while ago to commence a four-day state visit to the People’s Republic of China. Undertaken at the...
…10% to 20% decrease on the cards By Shamindra Ferdinando The Energy Ministry couldn’t intervene in the electricity tariff revision as the exclusive authority to do...
On Duruthu Poya yesterday, the Indian High Commission in Colombo inaugurated a Mobile Exhibition Series titled ‘Buddham Sharanam Gacchami’ at Maha Bodhi Agrasrawaka Viharaya in Maligakanda....
Milinda Moragoda, founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, met Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenghong to discuss bilateral relations between the People’s Republic of China and Sri Lanka. The...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned Jesumaney Yartan Figurado, the joint co-ordinator of the North-East Coordinating Committee (NECC) over his participation in a recent protest...
Tuesday 14th January, 2025 The Health Ministry is in the news again for all the wrong reasons. It has become a metaphor for corruption. Irrefutable evidence...
Sri Lanka has secured the position of having the third strongest passport in South Asia, according to the latest Henley Passport Index for 2025. Ranked 96th...
By Ifham Nizam In a move that is set to redefine the nation’s tourism and economic landscape, Sri Lanka marked the groundbreaking ceremony for the USD...
The Committee to Protect Journalists yesterday (13) joined 24 civil society organizations in urging recently elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to uphold press freedom. CPJ has...
by Jehan Perera The government has two sets of problems coming from the past, one external to it and the other internal, but both interconnected. The...
The Meda Maluwa Perahera of the historical Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya paraded the streets on Saturday night (11). Basnayake Nilame of the temple, Dhammika Attygalle, is...
Moscow seeks govt’s response Russia has strongly protested against the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s decision to allow anti-Russia exhibits at the ongoing World Press Photo...