By Saman Indrajith State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told Parliament on Tuesday that compelling creditors to take a haircut was not the only way to...
The Navy has been providing assistance to devotees who are taking part in Pada Yathra, the age-old annual pilgrimage on foot from Jaffna to Katragama. The...
The Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited, on Tuesday, announced that Air Seychelles will commence direct flights between the Republic of Seychelles...
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, on Monday (19) expressed his gratitude to the outgoing High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Sarah Hulton, for her unwavering dedication in...
The Ceylon Motor Traders Association (CMTA) has raised concerns regarding the fairness of current import regulations, shedding light on the importation of extravagant items, such as,...
Wednesday 21st June, 2023 The ‘Rice Mafia’ has emerged so powerful over the years that it is now running a parallel government of sorts. Wealthy rice...
by Neville Ladduwahetty A frontpage headline in the Daily Mirror of June 16, 2023 said: “Canada informs SL that NO GENOCIDE TOOK PLACE IN SL”. Two...
by Kalyananda Tiranagama Executive Director Lawyers for Human Rights and Development (Part VII of this article appeared in The Island of 20 June 2023) Although there...
Death of Dinesh Schaffter by A. J. A. Abeynayaka On Tuesday, the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain the Government...
By Shamindra Ferdinando UNDP Resident Representative in Colombo, Azusa Kubota, accompanied international expert on parliamentary development, Kevin Deveaux, to meet Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena at the...