Independent trade unions cry foul The government has launched a far-reaching overhaul of the electricity industry, breaking up the Ceylon...
Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla and Sri Lankan Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne recently discussed the possibility of expanding parliamentary...
In Windhoek, Sri Lanka strode to 267 for 5, with Vimath Dinsara hitting 95, and Chamika Heenatigala hitting 51. That...
South Africa monstered the Tanzania side over in Windhoek, Muhammed Bulbulia and Jason Rowles hitting hundreds to get South Africa...
Pakistan quick Ali Raza rattled Scotland with his pace early on, before left-arm wristspinner Momin Qamar helped take down the...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya departed Sri Lanka on this morning (19 January) to participate in the 56th Annual Meeting...
Several people have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan’s Kabul, the Taliban Interior Ministry said. The explosion occurred on...
Senegal stormed off the field in protest at a penalty awarded against them before returning to beat hosts Morocco 1-0...
At least 21 people have been killed after a crash involving high-speed trains in southern Spain, as authorities warn the...
Contrasting half-centuries from Oman Sadat and Mahboob Khan set up Afghanistan’s 13 run win over West Indies. They wrapped up...
England have confirmed their place in the Super Sixes of the Under 19 World Cup 2026 after crushing hosts Zimbabwe...
A little over a year since winning their first-ever Test series in this country, New Zealand have beaten India in...
Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris last week assured Elizabeth Truss, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs that normalcy was returning with modest...
Following a meeting with the SLFP leader, former President Maithripala Sirisena, Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader, Mano Ganesan, MP, claimed that Sirisena has assured SLFP support...
By Ifham Nizam A study conducted by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) had revealed that an oil palm tree in particular needs about 400 litres of water per day....
Picasso’s view that ‘Every child is an artist’ is reflected in an island-wide children’s art competition just announced by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon to invite...
The Auditor General’s Report for the year 2020 was presented to the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena by the Auditor General Mr. W.P.C. Wickramaratne on Thursday at...
The Maldives is seeing a strong economic recovery after being one of the first countries to reopen its borders to tourists, an international ratings agency said...
Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has continued its winning streak on the global stage by winning the award for the ‘Best Container Terminal in Asia’ in...
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka targets USD 3 million in foreign investment into developing the country’s rural digital infrastructure by 2024, Director-General of the Telecommunications Regulatory...
Not consorting with fools, consorting with the wise, paying homage to those worthy of homage: This is the highest protection. Maha Mangala Sutta by Rajan Philips...
The Government has lost Rs. 27 billion in excise revenue this year due to the current COVID situation, Commissioner General of Excise M.J. Gunasiri has informed...
Bank claims temporary delay due to a court order Chinese companies warned about PB LCs by Shyam Nuwan Ganewatte The Economic and Commercial Office of the...
by Nanda P Wanasundera This 2021 collection of Goolbai Gunasekera’s articles published over three years in the Lanka Monthly Digest (LMD) is the second such collection,...
