Amidst ongoing accusations that the theft of USD 2.5 mn (nearly 1 bn Rupees) from the Treasury hadn’t been properly...
The Court of Appeal yesterday (18) postponed until June 25 the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin...
Jio Platforms, the telecom unit of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, has announced what analysts say could be one of...
Planned talks in Switzerland between the United States and Iran to discuss the technical terms of their ceasefire deal have...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in...
The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war...
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that it is the Government’s priority...
Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, following goals from Ruben Vargas and Granit...
The United States provided details of the 14-point memorandum of understanding it reached with Iran on Wednesday. Neither has released...
Scotland take on West Indies in Leeds at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT) in Group 2 of the Women’s T20...
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones...
by Kumar David There are different ways to periodise the modern world and one that I find meaningful in relation to modern times is post-pandemic and...
Deshamanya Dr P.R. Anthonis Memorial Oration by Dr Nihal Jayawickrama I am deeply honoured by the invitation of the Lanka-Japan Friendship Society to deliver the Deshamanya...
A graveyard studded with thousands of shark teeth is lurking nearly 3.5 miles (5.400 kilometers) beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean. Researchers made the shocking...
Clive Clay Inman (born January 29, 1936 in Colombo died on December 7, 2022 in England). He was a former Ceylon cricketer, represented NCC in domestic...
A full-length Sinhala language biography of Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka, “Baron; Magaerunu Maga”, written by senior journalist, Lakshaman Piyasena was launched recently. The launching of the...
Extracted from Memoirs of BP Peiris My father, family and early days at Panadura According to my birth certificate, I, the eldest son of my parents,...
by Vijaya Chandrasoma The House Select Committee concluded its investigation into the January 6 insurrection, and released its final report on Thursday, December 22, with the...
She was always trying to reinvent fashion,’ said Andrew Bolton, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (Al Jazeera) Vivienne Westwood, the radical,...
Several TV channels showed a long queue of females in front of the Bureau of Foreign Employment at Battaramulla. They were responding to a notice announcing 20...
For well over a decade I was forced to seek “refuge” in North America from the comfortable life I lead for years in Colombo. Occasionally, Lankans...
Queen Elizabeth ll described 1992 as an “annus horribilis,” a year of disaster and misfortune for her personally and her family. Disaster after disaster hit the...
By Rathindra Kuruwita In early December, Sri Lankan media outlets announced that the Sri Lankan Army had decided to reduce troop numbers by 16,000. According to EconomyNext, President...
