BASL condemns Ranjan Jayalal for obstructing lawyer The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday strongly condemned Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan...
Electricity consumers have opposed a government plan to obtain loans from the World Bank to meet the cost of repairs...
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 United States military is “striking very seriously against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in Syria”, President Donald Trump said, a week...
Pakistan marched into the final of the Under 19 Asia Cup with a clinical eight wicket win over Bangladesh in...
Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George’s patient half-centuries helped India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-reduced game and set up an...
Dasun Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s T20I captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. The move to...
Lumbini Aquaria International (Pvt) Ltd., the pioneer ornamental fish exporter in Sri Lanka, won two ‘Best Exporter’ awards in its sector at the Presidential Export Awards...
MullenLowe Sri Lanka was awarded the Most Effective Agency for 2022/23 at an event held on Tuesday night an award it jointly shares with Dentsu in...
It’s certainly encouraging to see Sri Lankan artistes now trying to be creative…where songs are concerned. Over the past few weeks, we have seen some interesting...
In an exciting pre-season development, the Dubai Lankans Rugby Club, with the President Mark Kirby at the helm is set to make waves in the upcoming...
Some people say that it is not necessary for a Grade 10 student to buy an ordinary scientific calculator because they have smartphones with built-in calculators....
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana When I read President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s statement in Parliament that there were offenders other than the Rajapaksas, I wondered whether he had...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne The trading activities at the Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed a positive trend yesterday after a negative streak in the past few days,...
By A Special Sports Correspondent The 71st badminton national championship will take place from December 4-10 in three venues in Colombo with the organizers of the...
The national cricket team will be involved in ten Test matches next year touring England, South Africa and Bangladesh while hosting Afghanistan and New Zealand. The...
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The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) has contributed a total of Rs.07 billion to the National Treasury this year. Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment,...
Addressing a special press briefing on COP28 held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) this morning (29) , Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry said that...
