Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa has launched a scathing attack on the government for the 50% Customs duty surcharge...
A Bill seeking to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act No. 35 of 2009 has been published in an...
A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and senior officials of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) was held this afternoon...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya departed on an official visit to the United Kingdom to participate in the 22nd Annual...
Taking a decisive step towards safeguarding Sri Lanka’s maritime heritage, a high-level discussion was held today (18) at the Ministry...
Four crew members are in stable condition after two fighter jets collided mid-air during a US air show, officials say....
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency...
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran the “clock is ticking” as talks to bring the war to an end...
Delhi Capitals (DC) kept their slim hopes of making the playoffs alive by beating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by five wickets...
For the longest time, Punjab Kings seemed to be a lock in for the playoffs, possibly even a top-two spot....
Bangladesh ruled the second day of the Sylhet Test, going to stumps with a healthy 156-run lead and only three...
Fatima Sana will lead Pakistan at a T20 World Cup for the second consecutive edition after the PCB announced the...
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...
by Rohan Wijesinha It is mooted on social media that the hierarchy of the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) has determined that to rid themselves of...
