Drug controversy: “Setting up state-of-the-art drug testing facility will cost Rs 5 billion” Activists call for legal action against politicians,...
Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland...
There was a little bit of rustiness as India returned to action 50 days after becoming ODI world champions, but...
Opener Sameer Minhas blitzed his way to 172 off 113 balls, setting up Pakistan’s demolition of India in thDeepeshe Under-19...
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 present-day challenges can only be solved through strategic alliances.” – VC RUSL. “It is crucial to promote financial literacy among Sri Lankans, especially among undergraduates,...
By Uditha Devapriya The Mahanayakes of Sri Lanka’s three Buddhist monastic orders – Siam, Amarapura, and Ramanya – have written a letter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe....
Sri Lanka’s first luxury condominium complex, Royal Park condominium recently marked 25 years, a momentous milestone in providing luxury accommodation to a generation that grew up...
Families in a village in Sri Lanka’s south witnessed corporate generosity and empathy when Colombo International Container Terminals Limited (CICT) and Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG)...
Sri Lanka UK Society Birthday Banquet – Her Majesty the Queen: Oak Room of Cinnamon Grand. June 17, 2012. Speech by Guest of Honour, S. Skandakumar. Your Excellency,...
Dr Upatissa Pethiyagoda. When we look around, much is in turmoil, and there is no evidence of any rapid relief. Seventy years of folly cannot be...
The William Angliss Institute @ SLIIT held its 8th Graduation in style in the Ballroom, Shangri-La – Colombo. Six board members from the William Angliss Institute,...
The United States Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain concluded a two-day official visit to the North Western and Central Provinces...
Excerpted from Sarath Amunugama’s autobiography The appointment of D.B. Wijetunga as Minister of Information and Broadcasting (in 1977) was a surprise. A senior member of the...
by Emeritus Professor M Sornarajah, National University of Singapore The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in her report on Sri Lanka recognized that for...
by Nimal Wikramanayake I went up to Cambridge early in October 1955 full of confidence and hope, but unfortunately my hopes were dashed to the ground...
Earnings from the merchandise exports increased by 10.24 % y-o-y to US$ 1,213.7 Mn in August 2022 according to Customs data mainly due to the increase...
