A simmering confrontation between the government and the powerful Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade unions intensified yesterday, with the latter...
Of over 37,000 held in country’s prisons, nearly 27,000 are suspects Dumbara Prison built to accommodate 699 persons is now...
Text and pic by PRIYAN DE SILVA The National Coordinator of the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) Manjula Gajanayaka, referring to the recent behaviour of...
By Sanath Nanayakkare Bilateral trade degenerating into a one-way street is neither free nor fair, German Ambassador Holger Seubert said in Colombo on Monday. Seubert said...
By Lynn Ockersz The months relentlessly turn into years, The flame of devotion on the humble altar, By the day loses its brightness, But the son...
For the 13th year, Prima Sunrise Bread has committed to sponsor the most prestigious event in the junior golf calendar, the Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Declaring that Sri Lanka was experiencing the worst ever post-independence economic crisis, Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday said Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s...
Empowering aspirations of Sri Lankans for over 26 years, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) has announced its sponsorship of Sri Lanka Cricket as the “Powered...
by Jehan Perera The government decision to import ‘quality plant nutrients,’ including urea, corrects a major mistake which should not have been made and has cost...
By Professor R.P. Gunawardane Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), one of the best and most popular non-state higher education institutions in this country, is...
It is heartening to see a report in The Island which says that the Minister of Environment, Mahinda Amaraweera has assured definite action against illegal constructions...
Black Friday is all set to take place at Colombo City Centre Mall, where shoppers can enjoy the best deals and special events. All you have...
Leader of the House, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, who is also the Chairman of the Parliament Select Committee for electoral reforms, has pointed out to the...
It’s a notable fact that the Jetliners, with Mignonne at the helm, were the first Sri Lankan group of musicians to take India by storm. And,...