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...
By Ifham Nizam A new survey confirms that the Eppawala phosphate deposit, covering an area of four square kilometers, contains 25 million tonnes of the raw...
Rex Clementine in Dubai A terrific run chase by Australia thanks to half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh and David Warner saw them winning their maiden T-20 World...
Welcomes the focus on digitisation and infrastructure development Concerned about the proposal to increase retirement age to 65 years Says the one-off surcharge tax would dampen...
Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando has called on Opposition members who criticise the Budget 2022 to come up if possible, with an alternative...
ECONOMYNEXT- Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa presenting his 2022 budget on Friday (14) transferred 8.5 billion rupees earned by Perpetual Treasuries, alleged to be involved in a...
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda recently met with the President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe to discuss...
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has become the first Bank in Sri Lanka to deploy EMV 3DS fraud prevention technology in collaboration with Visa for authenticating...
Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC has been named one of the 10 Most Admired Companies in Sri Lanka for the fourt successive year. Family Tea company...
by Uditha Devapriya Since at least 1977, nationalists and leftists have constantly been defining themselves against one another. The key years in which this gulf widened...
India- Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Association for the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka was established on Thursday (11) at the Parliament complex under the patronage of...
Prof. Tissa Vitarana M.P. (MBBS.MD.Ph.D.(Lond).Dip.Bact.FNASSL) Introduction To overcome the problems due to the present economic crisis and Covid 19 pandemic the revival and development of industries...
This is being written before the budget was presented on Friday due to technical demands of printing the Sunday Island on Friday night. Hence our commentary...