A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has seen off a Tory rebellion over his flagship Rwanda bill but still faces a battle to get it through Parliament. The...
South Africa took a 1-0 lead in what’s effectively a two-match series with a five wicket win over India in Gqeberha. Put in to bat on...
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have hit a Norwegian tanker with at least one missile, causing a fire. There were no casualties in the attack. A Houthi...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty condition can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
Final vote on Budget 2024 today: Namal R. to skip vote By Shamindra Ferdinando The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on Monday (11) decided to...
Delay of over five months irks MPs Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has consulted Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, as regards instructions received from the Committee on...
The parliamentary Committee on Ways and Means had asked for an explanation from the Excise Department regarding its failure to provide a list of companies and...
There was a riddle which went like this. “A man switched off the light and went to sleep. In the morning he switched on his radio...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has invited former greats Aravinda de Silva and Sidath Wettimuny to spearhead a committee that will take the game of cricket to far...
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to reduce the Value-Added Tax (VAT) threshold. In line with this decision taken on Monday (11), the VAT registration...
Global Tamil Forum (GTF) Spokesman Suren Surendiran yesterday (12) said that if he supported a separate state he wouldn’t have been in Sri Lanka. The UK...
How come royalty on foreign players replaced with additional Rs 50 charge on a litre of fuel? by Shamindra Ferdinando Convenor of the Samagi Joint Trade...