Sri Lanka’s environmental protection framework is rapidly eroding, with weak law enforcement, politically driven development and the routine sidelining of...
IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has issued a letter, warning police officers against presenting gifts to senior officers during festivals or special...
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically...
Family sources have confirmed that the interment of singer Latha Walpola will be performed at the General Cemetery Borella on...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in...
New York has woken up to its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm blanketed parts of...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website...
Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that...
Sri Lankan singer Latha Walpola has passed away today (27) at the age of 92.
All the three games in this series have followed a similar pattern so far. India have won three tosses –...
For the first time in 19 matches, and nearly 15 years, England’s men experienced a Test victory in Australia as...
Shafali Verma continued her superb form, cracking a 42-ball 79 as India brushed aside Sri Lanka once again to win...
– Justice Minister Rajapakshe By Saman Indrajith Justice Minister Dr Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe yesterday told Parliament that the provisions contained in the Anti-Terrorism Bill, presented to the...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Initiatives to combat dengue and measles were hampered when 10 health sector unions, including the Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU), launched a two...
We refer to the news report that the government of Sri Lanka is planning to send her naval ships to the Suez Canal area arguably to...
Among those who voted for the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill at the Second Reading were ex-LTTE cadre Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (TMVP/Batticaloa) aka Pilleyan and...
by Rex Clementine The Cabinet sub committee appointed to look into affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket and submit recommendations in a report has called for...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to establish an Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan and to reopen diplomatic missions in Cyprus, Iraq, and Frankfurt in...
The Navy intercepted three dinghies while they were smuggling a large consignment of sea cucumber weighing around 2032kg (wet weight), via sea. The detection was made...
The United States has echoed the concerns raised by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) and the Bar Association regarding alleged human rights abuses...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka expected to reach an agreement in principle on debt restructuring with commercial creditors within the next couple of months, Governor of...
FNO says Geneva Road Map progressing rapidly, consequences catastrophic By Shamindra Ferdinando Secretary to the Federation of National Organizations (FNO) Dr. Wasantha Bandara yesterday (10) urged...
The People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) yesterday (10) said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe, under any circumstances, couldn’t declare a presidential election. That would...
Thursday 11th January, 2024 Most countries in the world are pushing the envelope of smart farming, but Sri Lankan farmers are still struggling to buy agricultural...
