Sri Lanka is standing on the edge of a coastal catastrophe, with the nation’s lifeline rapidly eroding under the combined...
The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SoC)on Economic Development and International Relations recently examined the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill and...
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia at a depth of 91 km (56.5 miles) on...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 09 January 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Rainy conditions are expected to be enhanced in the Northern, Eastern,...
Uncollected taxes, penalties and interests amount to Rs 1,000 bn By Shamindra Ferdinando The Urban Development and Housing Ministry yesterday (08) announced plans to raise Rs 21...
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court requesting an order that the current power tariffs be reduced. A group,...
By Rathindra Kuruwita An underground tank at a chemical factory in the Homagama Industrial Zone was damaged on Monday morning and the surrounding area was covered...
A group of civil society groups has asked the government to consult all stakeholders, both in and outside Parliament, before the enactment of the ONUR (Office for National...
The Freedom People’s Congress (Nidahasa J0anatha Sabawa) had attempted to unite all opposition parties during the past 18 months but without success, FPC leader, MP Dullas Alahapperuma,...
By Rex Clementine Sri Lanka’s poor fielding standards have been often a talking point but when they field well, they are able to turn games on...
Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers took into custody two persons along with a stock of contraband foreign cigarettes worth Rs 5.2 million, at the Bandaranaike International Airport...
Tuesday 9th January, 2024 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government is under fire for having agreed to deploy the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) in the Red Sea to fight...
By Chaminda Silva Eight inmates of the Galle Prison were admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital over the weekend as they had symptoms of brain fever....
By C. A. Chandraprema Whenever we hear the term Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), what comes to mind is the body by that name established in...