… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
By Capt- GIHAN A FERNANDO Since Mannar is frequently mentioned in Parliament these days, it reminded me of a flying story. In 1977, immediately after the...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday called for a report on the education of children in orphanages and protection of their rights. He also asked officials to...
A woman accused of practising black magic was taken into custody from Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district where an incident of suspected human sacrifice was reported earlier in...
by PRIYAN DE SILVA Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES) Manjula Gajanayake has said President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s undertaking to reduce...
By Gwynne Dyer In the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress, which begins in Beijing on Sunday, President Xi Jinping is expected to be confirmed as...
by Nan (S. Godage & Brothers Pvt. Ltd. Colombo 2022) 277pp Rs 1250 Reviewed by Jayantha Somasundaram This book is a collection of articles authored by...
By Siri Ipalawatte Canberra The bus disappears around the bend, and the villagers who disembark with me shuffle off into narrow paths whilst carrying their heavy...
Parliament said on Wednesday that it would hold a series of online discussions where the public could directly ask questions about various bills and laws.The first...
Ragging and violence: On September 14, 2022, a group of students studying law in the Faculty of Arts were assaulted while they were dining in the...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Sri Lanka should urgently look at inviting top global universities to Sri Lanka with the aim of encouraging them to set up their...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE’s buoyancy continued yesterday with buying interest returning on improved sentiment and apparent waning of concerns over new taxation. It is said...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry, met with Presidents, Secretaries General, senior officials and business leaders representing a large number of export oriented organizations and chambers...