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...
It is now official: Scotland have replaced Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2026 starting in India and Sri Lanka...
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US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the...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...
by Rajan Philips Mass killings are rare in Canada and Sri Lankans living overseas have never been victims of mass killings anywhere. Both truisms were shattered...
Days after Basil Rajapaksa’s return to Sri Lanka after his sojourn in the U.S. where he enjoys citizenship, the Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna’s national organizer...
At Sthree: Women’s Day Conclave 2024 The “Sthree: Women’s Day Conclave,” a collaboration between Sheraton Kosgoda Turtle Beach Resort and The Courtyard by Marriott Colombo, concluded...
From 21st to 23rd March 2024 With English subtitles – Free entrance Francophonie brings together over 321 million French speakers from around the world. The International...
ECONOMYNEXT – United Petroleum of Australia, which signed an agreement with the Ministry of Power and Energy last month to enter petroleum retail operations in the...
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon and Gnanatissa Jayawardane There are 12 veterinarians attached to the Dehiwala Zoo, and a number of animals have died in recent times...
A recent India-Sri Lanka agreement for constructing renewable energy systems in three islands off the Jaffna coast reaffirms India’s domination of the sector. By Rathindra Kuruwita...
Rising political polarization and distrust results in gridlock on global challenges New York, 13 March 2024 (UNDP):Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality,...
I was fascinated to read Nanda Pethiyagoda’ article on ‘Sati- Pasala’ in the Sunday Island of March 3. Some step that should have been incorporated into...
The Ministry of Power and Energy signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the project Apollo between Ceylon Energy Pte Ltd and the Ceylon Electricity Board....
The 76th Annual General meeting of the Sri Lanka Army Engineers’ Association (SLAEA) will be held on the 23rd of March 2024 at the Sappers’ Leisure...
by ACB Pethiyagoda Much is being spoken and written about the scarcity of drinking water and water for other purposes as well as it is a...
