Drug controversy: “Setting up state-of-the-art drug testing facility will cost Rs 5 billion” Activists call for legal action against politicians,...
Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland...
There was a little bit of rustiness as India returned to action 50 days after becoming ODI world champions, but...
Opener Sameer Minhas blitzed his way to 172 off 113 balls, setting up Pakistan’s demolition of India in thDeepeshe Under-19...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
By Norman Palihawadane The CID is investigating a human trafficking network enabling Lankan ex servicemen to fight as mercenaries in both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war,...
The Baltimore ship accident in the U.S. had two remote connections to Sri Lanka in that the vessel was headed for Colombo and the U.S. Senator...
by Rex Clementine Any player who has featured in two ICC Under-19 World Cups has to be special. Such unique talents are groomed early in their...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe Thursday promised to initiate action on renewing the 99-year lease of government land to the Singhalese Sports Club for a further 99-year period....
There is a rise in scams via credit and debit cards being observed in Sri Lanka, HSBC Bank has warned its customers. In a precautionary message...
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka will import onions from China after an export ban by India and Pakistan pushed up domestic prices, Trade Minister Nalin Fernando said. “There...
What will come first, the presidential or the parliamentary election? That is the multi-million dollar question. But Basil Rajapaksa, American citizen recently back from his second...
by Rajan Philips On Thursday, in New York, President Joe Biden and his two Democratic predecessors, Barrack Obama and Bill Clinton, appeared together in a fund...
Chairman and Co-Founder of Intrepid Travel, Darrell Wade has made a special visit to Sri Lanka to highlight the need for sustainable growth and the importance...
A ceremony to mark the National Day of Pakistan was held at the High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Colombo recently. The event was...
By Uditha Devapriya The recent UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza – from which the US, not surprisingly, abstained – marks a...
(Sena Thoradeniya’s Latest Work: Dumbara Rata: Volume I: Foundation Essays) By Kanishka Hevavisenthi Returning to Kandy in 1949 Minnette de Silva set up practice, away from...
