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...
Foreign assistance to overcome Sri Lanka’s financial crisis will not be available as the international community has no trust in incumbent government, says the main opposition SJB. Addressing the media...
By Sujeewa Thathsara All Ceylon Medical Officers’ Association (ACMOA) yesterday said that the lives of 10,000 cancer patients were in danger due to shortages in 15...
“A time to say goodbye and a time to say hello. A time to bid farewell and a time to look forward. A time to let...
By Uditha Devapriya Somewhere in early 2015, I took the bus from Maradana to Nugegoda, the 176. It was, by all accounts, an ordinary weekday morning,...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency throughout the most populous state in the US, to support the ongoing response to a powerful...
Friday 6th January, 2023 The Opposition tends to suspect everything that the government does, these days, to be part of a grand conspiracy to postpone the...
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE KANDY – The prelates of Malwatta and Asgiriya complained to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday (4) that a duplicate Dalada Maligawa was being...
By Dr. J. Handawela jameshandawela@gmail.com Background Since Independence the key development policy pursued by the Lankan government has been large scale irrigated paddy farming in the...
A common deficiency plaguing the development sector is a lack of visionary and inspiring leadership. With most officers considering posting in backward areas as a punishment,...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne CSE trading was down due to a decline in share prices in mainly Index- weighted counters, such as, Expolanka Holdings and Commercial Bank,...
Sri Lanka opted to play an unchanged side in the second T-20 International against India in Pune on Thursday. After the two run loss in Bombay...
The Central Bank said yesterday it will remain committed to achieving its mandate through appropriate policy measures but reiterated the need for steadfast commitment by all...
