Former Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing concerns over the proposed abolition of...
Five suspects, including former Minister Johnston Fernando and his two sons, who were arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division...
At least seven people have died and more than 80 others are missing after a landslide hit Indonesia’s West Java...
Ukraine has condemned a fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight which killed one person and injured 23 others, as talks...
Sri Lanka elected to bat first in the second ODI against England at the R Premadasa International Stadium Sri Lanka:...
Bangladesh cruised to a seven wicket victory to close out their group stage, with a three-for from Iqbal Hossain Emon,...
A five-wicket haul from Will Byrom helped Australia top Group A of the Under 19 men’s World Cup after they...
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the...
Two people have died and several are feared buried after landslides in New Zealand’s North Island. The deaths were reported...
Following a difficult Ashes tour, what is left of Bazball ran into an old-fashioned spin-bowling choke in Colombo. There were...
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in their final group game of the 2026 Under 19World Cup in Harare, but did so in...
Kusal Mendis’ 93 not out off 117 balls provided the backbone, Janith Liyanage punched out a 46, and DunithWellalage produced...
By Saman Indrajith Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that the Excise Commissioner General had become a fund raiser for the government’s forthcoming...
By Shamindra Ferdinando By the time President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had arrived in Singapore in the second week of July 2022, a few days after fleeing Sri...
Hot on the heels of SJB MP Eran Wickremaratne resigning from parliamentary watchdog Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), six other members of the same committee announced...
… disparity in restoration of services highlighted By Anuradha Hiripitiyage Secretary of Electricity Consumers’ Association Sanjiva Dhammika yesterday said that the CEB charged Rs 10,000 more...
USD 25.6 mn in private sector investments and USD 3.7 mn in state sector loans MANILA, PHILIPPINES (19 March 2024) —The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has...
Wednesday 20th March, 2024 Newly-appointed COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) Chairman and SLPP MP, Rohitha Abeygunawardena, has threatened legal action against JVP Propaganda Secretary and MP,...
During Sri Lanka’s inter-monsoonal period many individuals believe they can predict rain by ‘feel’. On the west coast, the high humidity that induces profuse perspiration in...
…highlights duplicity of their response to alleged war crimes here and Gaza genocide Text and pic by Shamindra Ferdinnado Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Levan S....
Japan has granted JPY 200 million (approximately Rs. 416 million) for a project meant for the protection of fishermen in the Northern and Eastern provinces, JPY...
The Indian government has agreed to provide a grant of USD 61.5 million to fully develop the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Port, the Ports and Shipping Ministry said...
The buying rate of the US Dollar has dropped below the Rs. 300 mark for the first time since July 2023, according to the Central Bank...
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Israel Nimal Bandara had a fruitful discussion with Chairman of the Board of Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute Avi Balashnikov...
