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...
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...
Time for the real quiz. As pleasing as it was for Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum to win a rare...
Viran Chamuditha’s 94-ball 110 helped Sri Lanka Under 19 chase 262 and keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals...
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple...
By Gwynne Dyer “He’s finished. There’s no way he will survive this”, said Lord Heseltine, the grand old man of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party. He was...
Friday 8th July, 2022 The JVP has complained of a vicious propaganda campaign against it ahead of a protest to be held soon. Its leader Anura...
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told Al Jazeera that he is confident of turning around the economy – but cautioned it will be 18 months before...
Monday 18th July, 2022 The so-called people’s representatives in Parliament have proved that they have neither any sense of shame nor any concern for the hapless...
As prices keep healthy meals out of reach, some 61 per cent of households are regularly using coping strategies to cut down on costs, such as...
By Dr Bilesha Weeraratne The decision by the Cabinet to partially lift the Family Background Report (FBR) requirement for female migrants is long overdue and a...
International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the oldest and the most prestigious of the science Olympiads. Contestants should be both under 20 and pre-university. IMO started in...
This Wednesday morning, having completed business at my bank along Flower Road, and not finding it easy to get transport, I decided to walk home, at...
By Eng Parakrama Jayasinghe parajayasinghe@gmail.com It was in February this year, that I pointed out that the Sri Lankan energy sector is a headless chicken. https://www.ft.lk/columns/Sri-Lankan-electricity-sector-The-headless-chicken/4-730564...
The Monetary Board on Wednesday (06) increased the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank by 100...
When the Suez Crisis occurred, Bandaranaike stood by Egypt and supported its right to nationalise the Suez Canal Company, going against Israel and the UK in the UN. In his address to...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE was marginally down in the first hour of trading yesterday but recovered slightly in the middle of the session. But during...
