Interdicted Deputy Director at the National Hospital, Sri Lanka (NHSL) Dr. Rukshan Bellana yesterday (29) alleged that the powers that...
BIA unions, including those affiliated to political parties, are demanding bonuses equal to five months’ basic salaries. A group of...
Donald Trump said he hoped to reach phase two of the Gaza peace plan “very quickly”, as he warned Hamas...
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from a prolonged illness....
President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied allegations by Russia that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s...
After three one-sided, low-scoring encounters, the fourth T20I between India and Sri Lanka exploded into a run-fest in Thiruvananthapuram, with...
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...
Former Parliamentarian Mujubur Rahuman yesterday (13) said that having postponed local government elections indefinitely, the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government was now conducting workshops to teach Secretaries how to...
Former Editor of Irida Divaina, Divaina and The Island Edmond Ranasinghe celebrates his 94th birthday today (14). Ranasinghe joined the Daily News in early 1952. He...
The Foreign Ministry said that of the 29 Sri Lankans who suffered injuries in an accident last Wednesday (09) in Istanbul, Turkey, 20 had been discharged...
Sri Lanka will, this week, relax restrictions on imports of vehicles required for transportation of goods and passengers, State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Sunday....
Akkarayankulam police have arrested three persons who allegedly pelted stones at a military vehicle, in the Kilinochchi District. The police arrested them soon after the Army...
Minister Herath denies allegation By Saman Indrajith Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and national security are in jeopardy as an Indian company will gain access to citizens’ personal...
The Navy, over the weekend, took into custody four persons, along with a stock of contraband Kendu leaves, weighing about 551kg (wet weight) off the Mattathivu...
By Jayasri Priyalal The policymakers in developed and developing countries are keen to promote resource-distributive policies, anticipating economic growth to take effect automatically. Such dysfunctional growth...
By Eng Parakrama Jayasinghe parajayasinghe@gmail.com Any economy thrives on a reliable and affordable supply of energy. This is a truism that no one has contested ever...
Bulk Carrier MV AFRICAN TURACO has rescued seven Sri Lankan fishers from a trawler that caught fire off the Galle Lighthouse, west of Sri Lanka, last...
Monday 14th August, 2023 Non-performing loans affecting the local banking sector amount to a whopping 1.4 trillion rupees, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya is reported...
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE KANDY —The cost of electricity supplied for the annual Kandy Esala Perahera amounting Rs.7.1 million would be paid by the government, Kandy District...
