President, Academy of Health Professionals, Ravi Kumudesh, yesterday (22), alleged that the National Medicines Regulatory Authority’s (NMRA) decision to suspend...
Amidst the ongoing controversy over the suspension of several batches of Indian manufactured Ondansetron Injection USP 8 mg/4 mL (Batch...
Gede Priandana, Indonesia’s 28-year-old right-arm quick bowler, has become the first to pick up five wickets in an over in...
Australia captain Pat Cummins won’t feature again in the Ashes and there is uncertainty about whether he will be available...
United States President Donald Trump has issued a new warning to Nicolas Maduro, saying “it would be smart” for the...
New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Devon Conway 227, Tom Latham 137, Rachin Ravindra 72*; Alex Greaves 2-83) and 306...
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...
By Uditha Devapriya udakdev1@gmail.com On the field and onstage, military bands play a decorative function today. Originally formed to accompany armies to their battles, they flourished...
I n the good old days that Sanath Jayasuriya terrified bowlers in international cricket, his routine before a game of cricket was warming up by playing...
Sri Lanka women’s basketball team retained the SABA Championship when they beat hosts Maldives convincingly on Wednesday. The final score was 72-59. Sri Lanka was captained...
Treasury forced to bear responsibility for Rs 2 bn in loans By Shamindra Ferdinando State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has said that the State Banks weren’t...
The Parliamentary Select Committee to ensure gender equality has decided to propose amendments to the Children and Young Persons Ordinance to consider all those below 18...
At least 80 houses were destroyed due to a fire that broke out in a highly congested area in Colombo on Tuesday (27) night. Around 220...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Civil society activist and former Parliament Director Administration Lacille de Silva says that the Speaker should be held responsible for the continuing failure...
By Saman Indrajith The SJB says it has no confidence in Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as the latter. Addressing the media, in Colombo, yesterday, Chief Opposition...
The Republic of Korea (RoK) has, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), provided a grant worth USD 6 mn to Sri Lanka to help communities...
In Sri Lanka, there are two enduring issues that annoy all those who detest blatant use of ‘institutionalised’ repression, as it were. The first is the...
Some thoughts about electricity bills of religious places BY Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya News this week that the electricity bill of a temple has increased from Rs...
Thursday 29th September, 2022 President Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to have had several productive meetings in Japan and received assurances of more Japanese assistance. This is...
