Reagent scandal: Deputy Director of the National Hospital, Dr. Rukshan Bellana, has been interdicted by Health Service Committee (HSC) of...
The Opposition has claimed that the government forced three of its Colombo Municipal Council members to to skip yesterday’s vote...
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and the youngest person...
Countries around the world are welcoming the New Year as midnight strikes from time zone to time zone. The island...
Highlighting the spirit of global and regional cooperation, the Sri Lanka Navy acknowledged the invaluable support by foreign warships, which...
A train driver has died and at least 40 people have been injured in a head-on rail collision near Peru’s...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her New Year message invited all Sri Lankans to step into 2026 with renewed...
According to figures released by the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation there have been 58,454 international aircraft movements in...
Lasith Malinga has once more been retained as consultant bowling coach for Sri Lanka’s men’s team, as they prepare for...
The Inland Revenue Department has succeeded in collecting Rs. 2,203 billion in revenue in 2025, the highest amount recorded in...
Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities...
The year 2025 has been recorded as the highest revenue-earning year in the history of Sri Lanka Customs, stated Director...
Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has contributed Rs. 500 million to the Government’s “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The contribution, which...
Any move to dilute Sri Lanka’s Coast Conservation Law by retroactively legalising illegal coastal developments may increase—not reduce—investment risk, governance analysts and environmental experts warn. Sri...
Evergreen Group situated in Horangalla, Thalgaswela in Galle district produced & sold the highest quantity of tea for a group in Sri Lanka in the year...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 31 DECEMBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 December 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Israel is to revoke the licenses of 37 aid groups working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, saying they failed to meet requirements under new...
Teachers, principals and education professionals have said the government is unprepared to roll out proposed education reforms scheduled to take effect from next week, and warned of nationwide trade...
SLT-MOBITEL’s post-Cyclone Ditwah response reinforces its role as the National ICT Solutions Provider In the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, SLT-MOBITEL led one of the most extraordinary...
Rajarata lecturers already on strike Lecturers of the Rajarata University withdrew from all academic and administrative duties yesterday (30), launching a strike in protest against what...
Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe, together with Kalutara District MPs Nandana Pathma Kumara and Oshani Umanga, visited the ‘Viyawasaya Super Fair – 2025’...
Johan Fernando, son of former Minister Johnston Fernando, was arrested yesterday (30) by the Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID). According to police, the arrest follows investigations...
Wednesday 31st December, 2025 The health sector has long been free from the clutches of the likes of Keheliya Rambukwella and his bureaucratic lackeys, but it...
(This is the 100th column of the Out of the Box series, which began on 6 September, 2023, at the invitation of this newspaper – Ed.)...
