Flawed, poorly planned and rushed education reforms could widen inequalities between urban and rural schools, teachers’ unions warned yesterday, criticising...
Former Minister Johnston Fernando, his two sons and two others were further remanded until 13 February by the Wattala Magistrate’s Court yesterday.The...
Danish firm Maersk will temporarily operate two ports on the Panama Canal after a court ruled that contracts given to...
It’s India vs Pakistan, for the first time in the 2026 Under 19 World Cup, being played in Zimbabwe and...
More than 200 people have been killed in a mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel authorities have...
Gujarat Giants (GG) don’t enjoy the routine. On a day when they became the first team in 41 WPL games...
Myanmar’s military-backed party secured a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election, according to state media, following the tightly...
The ICC and the global players’ body the World Cricketers Association (WCA) are locked in a fresh tussle over player...
Faisal Khan’s extraordinary century was the highlight of Afghanistan’s historic win over Ireland that helped them seal their spot in...
England continued to remain unbeaten in the Under-19 World Cup and sealed their place in the last four after swatting...
Sam Curran bounced back from a bruising opening spell to claim a memorable hat-trick, while Adil Rashid served notice of...
Former Sri Lanka allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya is set to make his USA debut at the 2026 T20 World Cup. The...
Attempts by Sri Lankan scientists to identify biomarkers that can help determine whether a person has been afflicted with severe dengue have been affected by fuel...
By Ifham Nizam The much-awaited fuel distribution will commence today from Colombo and countrywide from next Monday as instructed by Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera...
By Saman Indrajith Newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday invited all parties in Parliament to work together on a new strategy to fulfil the aspirations of the...
by Reemus Fernando Royal captained by Gishan Balasooriya and S. Thomas’ skippered by Sri Lanka Under 19 cap Ryan Fernando will meet in the 143rd...
JVP’s Anura a distant third with just three votes By Saman Indrajith Ranil Wickremesinghe was yesterday elected the eighth Executive President by a majority of 52...
Thursday 21st July, 2022 President Ranil Wickremesinghe is in seventh heaven. Everybody wrote him off when he lost the last general election (2020), having contested two...
By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP lawmaker Prof. Channa Jayasumnana yesterday (20) said that several dozens of those who assured and reassured their support to presidential candidate Dullas...
Anura alleges members were bought off By Saman Indrajith SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma yesterday told Parliament that politicians should work towards restoring people’s trust in the...
By Prof.Kirthi Tennakone, National Institute of Fundamental Studies We hear incidents of tear gas deployment somewhere almost every day and too frequently in Sri Lanka these...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne The CSE remained upbeat yesterday after a crucial Parliamentary vote which elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s new President. During the trading...
For the majority of the troubled economies of the global South, it will be a case of narrowing foreign policy options. For many of these countries,...
by Chandre Dharmawardana chandre.dharma@yahoo.ca A common tale of woo today is that “…people… have been waiting in queues to buy petrol, diesel and cooking gas, not...
