BASL condemns Ranjan Jayalal for obstructing lawyer The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday strongly condemned Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan...
Electricity consumers have opposed a government plan to obtain loans from the World Bank to meet the cost of repairs...
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...
The United States military is “striking very seriously against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in Syria”, President Donald Trump said, a week...
Pakistan marched into the final of the Under 19 Asia Cup with a clinical eight wicket win over Bangladesh in...
Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George’s patient half-centuries helped India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-reduced game and set up an...
Dasun Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s T20I captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. The move to...
GovPay, Sri Lanka’s Government Digital Payment Platform concluded the year 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction...
The government has decided to convene Parliament on 18 December to secure legislative approval for emergency funding for disaster relief. The special session has been called...
Eighteen Years of Delay: Cyclone Ditwah has come and gone, leaving a trail of extensive damage to the country’s infrastructure, including buildings, roads, bridges, and 70%...
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has urged the public to avoid non-essential travel this weekend. It has done so in response to numerous phone inquiries...
Police have frozen assets worth Rs. 376 million belonging to a 39-year-old suspected drug trafficker from Ibbagamuwa, in a major crackdown under the Prevention of Money...
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), in collaboration with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU)...
The government has announced a sweeping compensation package for the Ditwah disaster victims, and the disbursement of money for cleaning the flood-affected houses, is already underway....
President Trump is expected to close the deal on the Ukraine crisis, as he may wish to concentrate his full strength on two issues: ongoing operations...
selfmade businessman who became one of the richest men in the Central Province I am happy that a book about the life and contribution of Sathkorale...
by Uditha Devapriya The following is the draft of a speech I delivered at Lakmahal Community Library on 27 November on Martin Wickramasinghe. The event was...
In 1956 a Sri Lankan politician riding a great surge of populism, made a move that, at a stroke, disabled a functioning civil society operating in...
Chandrika moves from the left to the center With the death of its presidential candidate only a few weeks away from the election the UNP’s internal...
The Social & Cultural Committee of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya, Colombo Chapter chaired by Mrs. Kumudini Kulatunga together with its members offered...
