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...
Vaibhav Sooriyavanshi equalled his own record for the fastest half-century, off 15 balls, in a six-fest on a flat Guwahati...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
by Amal JAYASINGHE Sri Lanka’s new leader on Thursday backed a controversial IMF bailout, marking a U-turn from his election pledge to renegotiate the deal secured by...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) must appoint Eran Wickramaratne and Hirunika Premachandra as National List MPs, SJB MP Harsha de Silva said on...
by Rex Clementine When Sri Lanka pulled off a heist for the ages in 2019, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat with Kusal Janith Perera’s...
Approximately 1,000 permits issued under a scheme allowing Sri Lankan migrant workers to import electric vehicles have been misused, according to a report by the National...
Regarding the ongoing political controversy regarding Ravi Karunanayake’s nomination for one of two National List positions in Parliament the Ranil Wickremesinghe-led New Democratic Front (gas cylinder)...
Sampath Bank on Friday announced that its Managing Director, Ayodhya Iddawela Perera, has been awarded the Gold Award at the 14th Top50 Professional & Career Women...
Colombo National Museum’s new Furniture Gallery which displays a fine collection from the Kandyan kingdom and the colonial times, is soon to be opened to the...
The National List (NL), a ticket for unelected entry to Parliament, is a subject of ongoing controversy, especially in the context of the opening of this...
(Excerpted from Falling Leaves, an autobiographical anthology by LC Arulpragasam) I became aware of a Sri Lankan mannerism on a two-hour ferryboat to Ischia in 1967....
by Rajan Philips A word first used in 17th century England is gaining new currency in 21st century America. Kakistocracy, a Greek derivative per usual, means...
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has decided that compliant taxpayers who submit their Return of Income for 2023-24 (01 April 2023 to 31...
The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL), marking its 60th anniversary in 2024, has partnered with several banks and non-bank financial institutions to offer internship...
