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...
The government has transformed 52 loss-making state-owned enterprises (SOEs) into profit-making ventures in 2023, State Minister for Finance Shehan Semasinghe said on Tuesday. Those SOEs had...
By Hemantha Randunu and Amila Sampath Nuwan Lakshitha, a former soldier and notorious underworld assassin, died on Wednesday (28), in a confrontation with the Special Task...
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka will target at least 322 new products at export level in 2024. “That would be our target in the ‘One Village...
By A.J.A. Abeynayake The Court of Appeal, on Wednesday (28), issued an interim order, temporarily preventing the government from proceeding with the divestiture process of the...
At the 6th Assembly of the United Nations Environment (UNEA), Sri Lanka was honoured with the prestigious World Restoration Flagship Award by the United Nations Environment...
The government would provide Rs 20 billion rupees in loans to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other businesses affected by the economic downturn, cabinet...
Basic economic models followed by successive governments By Jayampathy Molligoda Since 1978, the successive governments have been following an aggressive open economic policy framework for Sri...
In a groundbreaking move, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Ltd (SLICGL) has set a new global precedent by launching the world’s first dedicated recognition and achiever...
Sri Lanka’s cricket selectors have recalled top order batsman Avishka Fernando and leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay for the three match T20 series in Bangladesh. Vandersay comes in as...
The cremation of former Finance Minister Ronnie de Mel is scheduled to be held at the Ruhuna University ground tomorrow at 4.00 pm.
The Gratiaen Trust, in partnership with the John Keells Foundation, hosted ‘Writing the Malaiyaha Tamils’, an event which focused on the creativity and critical conversations surrounding...
Softlogic Life, recorded robust FY23 performance, posting Gross Written Premium (GWP) of Rs. 26.3 Bn for the period ended 31st December 2023, with an increase in...
