BASL condemns Ranjan Jayalal for obstructing lawyer The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday strongly condemned Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan...
Electricity consumers have opposed a government plan to obtain loans from the World Bank to meet the cost of repairs...
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...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka had received an assurance from the World Bank that it would provide the necessary financial assistance to purchase the total requirement...
UNP Chairman Wajira Abeywardena said yesterday that the onus was on the government to take constructive steps to address the issue of defaulted payments on international...
By Ifham Nizam The prevailing inclement weather pattern will continue, countrywide,till Monday (June 6), according to the Met Department forecast. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday instructed...
By Rex Clementine The Australian cricket team arrived in Colombo yesterday evening for a six week long tour of Sri Lanka where they will be involved...
Public Administration Secretary: By Shamindra Ferdinando New Public Administration Ministry Secretary Priyantha Mayadunne has warned political parties represented in Parliament, state and private sector trade unions...
By Dr Laksiri Fernando Although the federal elections took place on Saturday, 21 May, Saturday. the people had the opportunity to cast their postal votes before....
Prez reminded of promise to enact new Constitution By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP lawmaker Rear Admiral (retd.) Sarath Weerasekera has declared that he will not vote for the proposed...
By Nimal Gunatilleke As a layman in the subject of political economy, nonetheless interested in discerning the real background to the historic debt crisis that Sri...
By Lynn Ockersz The one-time vivacious princess, Hailed as the Crown Jewel of the Orient, But ravaged by regal Sires of the Occident, And milked dry...
A news item in The Island of 31 May, under the caption, ‘Power and energy minister refuses permission for engineer’s foreign travel, says Minister for Power...
By Shamindra Ferdinando A COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) meeting on May 25, chaired by Prof. Charitha Herath (SLPP National List), revealed the devastating truth about...
Wednesday 1th June, 2022 National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) President Dr. Rasitha Wijewantha, and NMRA CEO Dr. Sachin Semage have told the government a home truth;...
