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...
Navy headquarters yesterday (05) said that in spite of a crisis situation, the Navy had sufficient fuel stocks to maintain sea patrols. A senior official said...
ITF Junior Tennis Week 2 Tournament Chathurya Nilaweera ousted India’s Dhanush Varma to reach the second round of the ITF Junior Tennis Week 2 Tournament continued...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Civil society activist Gamini Viyangoda has proposed that a referendum on the executive presidential system could be held along with the next parliamentary...
The Minister of Power and Energy who covers a very responsible Ministry, was selected by the President probably due to his membership of the ‘Viyath Maga’,...
The above alarming and shocking news item says, ‘The Criminal Department [CID] is probing a complaint that water was released from the Randenigala and Rantambe hydropower...
Wednesday 6th July, 2022 Parliament was thrown into turmoil once again yesterday, when a group of Opposition MPs staged a boisterous protest against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s...
* IMF bailout is not coming any time soon * Opposition is caught between a rock and a hard place * We have to fix the...
By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena had to suspend Parliament sittings yesterday as the Opposition MPs protested against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Chamber. The...
By Ifham Nizam Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed the Department of Agriculture to buy seed paddy grown in the Yala...
by Laleen Jayamanne ‘Memory of the World’ UNESCO established the Memory of the World Programme in 1992 to preserve for posterity the audio-visual heritage of humankind, stating that...
By Saman Indrajith Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that he was ready to resign from the Premiership if JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was...
By Ifham Nizam Illegal gem mining, at the Yala National Park, had increased, with Wildlife Department officials claiming to be unable to conduct raids due to the current fuel shortage, Environmentalist...
