Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF), MP Dr. Harsha de Silva, told Parliament yesterday that President Anura Kumara...
The NPP government was exploring the feasibility of introducing a regular pension, or annuity scheme, for Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF)...
The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is...
Intense snowfall and icy weather conditions have caused widespread travel disruption across Europe, with six reported killed in weather-related incidents...
At least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were covering the aftermath of...
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has called for a “new phase” in ties with China as he met its...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal forwarded by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to...
The instructions required for granting relief to farmers for the short term crops devastated due to the extreme weather have...
Sri Lanka has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention against Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Palermo Protocol to Prevent,...
The situation report issued by the Disaster Management 1000hrs today [06th January 2026] confirms that 21,514 persons belonging to 6,592...
The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the districts...
Travis Head departed the SCG field to a thunderous ovation after his latest demolition of England in this Ashes series....
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) announced a new working relationship with Nations Trust Bank (NTB), who will be supporting...
by Kumar David Thus, we may all “Chortle in our joy” on July 13 or 20 if everything goes as promised. The first step in the...
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s fidelity to his alma mater, Royal College, is very well known. He has long been accused of cronyism concerning his batch mates...
by Anura Gunasekera I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused- Graham Greene in the Quiet American.Surveying the wreckage...
Lankan security forces and other authorities should respect the rights of protesters, Human Rights Watch said in a statement.The HRW statement said: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, as acting...
Dr. Harold Gunatillake In 1969, I returned to the island with my fellowship degree and intensive training with one of the famous surgeons in London, Mr...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (ANI):Reiterating India’s support for Sri Lanka, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the situation in the island nation is very sensitive and New...
Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage last Thursday ordered to remand another suspect who was presented to the court in connection with the burning of Prime Minister...
by Amal JAYASINGHE A lifetime’s ambition was fulfilled Friday when Sri Lanka’s six-times prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was finally sworn in as president. He is only...
by Hugh Karunanayake The four generational link that the Northways had with the plantation enterprise in Ceylon ended with the death of the last of the...
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s exporters will have to meet tight entry rules to Germany with a new human rights law being applied to German importers who will...
Several hats will be thrown into the ring when parliament elects one of its members later this week as the new president to serve ex-President Gotabaya...
