The NPP government is trying to maintain a balance between continuing demands for releasing north-east land held by the military...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lahiru de Silva yesterday granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
Ghana’s fans and players celebrated wildly as Caleb Yirenkyi finished a sweeping counterattack with a tap-in goal in the fifth...
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has announced that a memorandum of understanding with the United States has...
A game that began with the prospect of a chastening defeat for Pakistan at South Africa’s hands did, indeed, end...
Australia gave themselves another significant net run-rate boost by dispatching Bangladesh with ease at Headingley, restricting them to 77 for...
In overcast Headingley conditions, an all-round performance from Shafali Verma, who scored her first fifty at a T20 World Cup,...
Several tankers carrying Iranian oil have crossed the United States blockade line in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a...
An ODI between Canada and Netherlamds in King City Toronto on Tuesday was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. The...
Joshua Da Silva and Amir Jangoo have earned recalls to West Indies’ squad for the two-match World Test Championship series...
England’s spin attack, led by Sophie Ecclestone’s three-wicket haul, secured their second win in as many games as they beat...
English Writers Collective – Sri Lanka The English Writers Collective – Sri Lanka (EWC) last week announced the launch of its journal Channels 2024 which celebrates...
In celebration of World Tourism Day, Intrepid Colombo launched its inaugural “Women in Tourism” training session on Sept 14 in Kandy, in collaboration with the Market...
My People and Events column last Sunday was about five internationally recognized and accepted statesmen as heads of state or of government of the 21st century....
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has pledged its full support for the transparency initiative of the current government. This commitment was made by a delegation...
Ambassador of Sri Lanka Manisha Gunasekera presented her Letters of Credence to the Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on...
As the world celebrated the Olympic spirit, AFI Corp engaged in grassroots efforts in Sri Lanka through its AFI Cares initiative. The company donated essential sports...
Fed cuts interest rate by 0.5%, indicating optimism in already strong economy by Vijaya Chandrasoma We are less than six weeks from the most significant election...
TACTICAL ERRORS OF SJB AND UNP CAMPAIGNS by Merril Gunaratne Senior DIG Police (Retired) The propaganda which possibly helped the NPP leader to overcome SJB and...
(Excerpted from Life is a Frolic by Goolbai Gunasekara) Just yesterday I collected three sheets, four bathmats and six towels from the laundry. The bill equaled...
The Gatabaruwa Perahera, an esteemed cultural festival held annually at the Moravaka Gatabaruwa Raja Maha Viharaya, is one of Sri Lanka’s most cherished Perahera celebrations. This...
The Global Tamil Forum in a statement congratulating newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that it is hopeful that “President Dissanayake will take meaningful steps...
Herbert de Givenchy once said “The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress”. This adage resonates...
