Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa has called for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to investigate the...
A land distribution programme benefiting families displaced by disaster in the Kandy District was held on April 24 at the...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 30 JANUARY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 30 January 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
DevPro and Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC) signed a formal partnership on Wednesday, 28th January to collaborate in promoting women’s economic empowerment and inclusion...
NATA to be given more powers The Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment has agreed in principle to ban single-stick sales...
The hunger strike launched by a group of Development Officers demanding their absorption into the teacher service entered its fourth day yesterday (29) outside the Presidential...
Sri Lanka and other small Asian economies must accelerate trade diversification or face heightened vulnerability to global tariff disputes and shifting supply chains, warned Krishna Srinivasan,...
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) received 10,455 complaints related to children in 2025.According to data released by the Authority, 8,514 of the complaints fell within the...
Gold prices in Sri Lanka rose yesterday in line with a surge in global markets, according to the Sea Street gold traders. The price of a...
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday fixed for July 30 further hearing of a complaint filed against MP Namal Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The matter...
Sri Lanka and the Netherlands are marking 75 years of formal diplomatic relations this year, celebrating a partnership that was officially established on November 23, 1951....
Friday 30th January, 2026 Time was when governments inveighed against the JVP for instigating strikes in vital sectors to further its political interests. Today, a JVP-led...
The shoreline of Dehiwala beach witnessed a stong display of unity and environmental responsibility as the British School in Colombo (BSC) came together for the school’s...
When President J. R. Jayewardene stood at the White House in 1981 at the invitation of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, he did more than conduct diplomacy;...