Environment Minister Dammika Patabedi said yesterday he had ordered an inquiry into the withdrawal of China-based Amber Adventures (Private) Ltd.,...
Balangoda Kassapa Thero, held in Trincomalee remand prison over alleged violations of the Coastal Conservation Act, reportedly refused meals yesterday...
West Indies kickstarted their campaign at the 2026 Men’s U19 World Cup with a drubbing of Tanzania for the first...
Five-time champions India began their 2026 Men’s Under-19 World Cup campaign with a six wicket win (via DLS) over United...
A fired-up UP Warriorz (UPW) side breathed some life into their WPL 2026 campaign by earning their first points of...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has removed Nazmul Islam as chairman of the board’s finance committee, following the CWAB’s player boycott...
A crane collapse has killed two people on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, one day after a falling crane...
India has shut down a medical college in Indian-administered Kashmir in an apparent capitulation to protests by right-wing Hindu groups...
Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition in parliament, Pritam Singh, has been stripped of his title by the prime minister following...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued a show cause notice to its director M Nazmul Islam over his “objectionable comments”...
Sadio Mane fired Senegal into the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over seven-time winners...
United States President Donald Trump has said he has received assurances that the killings of anti-government protesters in Iran have...
Financial partners should support basic needs, promote respect for rights The dramatic fuel shortages that accompanied mass protests in Sri Lanka earlier this year may have...
The Annual Report 2021 of the National Savings Bank “Inspired by Values…Driven by Purpose… Shaped by Technology” was awarded with four main prestigious accolades for the...
Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane, delivered the Keynote speech as Chief Guest of the ‘Members’ Forum-2022,’organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo last...
High Commissioner of Pakistan Major General (R) Umar Farooq Burki visited Northern Province from Puttalam last week. Major General (R) Burki met with Chief Incumbent Mirisavetiya...
ECONOMYNEXT —Sri Lankans demand a “radical system change” and the voters must elect someone who can deliver that, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said.Responding to reporters...
Indian star actor Saravanan Sivakumar, known by his stage name Suriya is set to shoot the upcoming schedule for his much-anticipated film ‘Suriya42’ in Sri Lanka,...
by Michael Patrick O’Leary On October 13, 2017, we heard the sad news of the death of our very dear friend, the Most Venerable Meeriyabedde Upananda...
by Lalin Fernando On two consecutive Saturdays of October, Royalists and Thomians, the pioneers in schools water polo, and their supporters converge on the Sugathadasa Indoor...
by Hugh Karunanayake The City of Galle was for many centuries the capital of the Southern Province. Until about the mid twentieth century it was self...
=On Nov 15 November 2022, we became a world of 8 billion people. It’s a milestone we can celebrate, and an occasion to reflect: How can we...
First death anniversary by Tisaranee Gunasekara “Here I must write, without prearrangement, details.” Andre Gide (Journal) “I’m unpacking my library.” So begins Walter Benjamin’s short essay...
Environmental activist Anoka Abeyrathne recently spoke at the Conference of Parties 27 on how the gaps in climate change policy and issues related to young people translate into...
