“Auditor General’s reports a matter for Legislature not the Executive” Former Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Charitha...
The National Joint Committee (NJC) has urged the government to seek compensation for the environmental damage caused by the US...
Minister of Power and Energy Kumara Jayakody and Ministry Secretary Prof. Udayanga Hemapala have resigned from their respective positions today...
Rwanda will host the inaugural Women’s Challenge Trophy, which starts on April 18 in Kigali with Rwanda taking on Italy,...
The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is investigating allegations of corruption involving Cricket Canada, one of which focuses on a game...
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in discussions – through Islamabad – to...
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefire, US President Donald Trump has said, starting from 17:00...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 16 April 2026, valid...
Three Sri Lankan leopard cubs that were born at the Singapore Zoo on Jan 1 have now made their public...
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a local multi- day fishing trawler, it’s four man crew together with a consignment...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside at...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowled Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) out for 146 and chased it down with nearly five overs...
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...
Gapstars – a B2B service provider helping innovative Dutch software companies grow rapidly with high-performing agile offshore development teams in Sri Lanka, successfully concluded their largest...
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, has signed an agreement with NEM Construction (Pvt) Ltd, a leading Civil Engineering contractor in Sri Lanka, to provide ICT...
By Dr B.J.C.Perera MBBS(Cey), DCH(Cey), DCH(Eng), MD(Paed), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lon), FRCPCH(UK), FSLCPaed, FCCP, Hony FRCPCH(UK), Hony. FCGP(SL) Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute...
by Hiran H.Senewiratne Sri Lanka’s inflation rate will soar above 70 per cent soon, which is now at 54.6 per cent, the highest such rate thus...
