Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya yesterday sad that the Executive Presidency would be abolished, in line with the NPP’s election manifesto....
Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that the suspension of duties imposed on Dr. Rukshan Bellana, Deputy Director of the...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
The United States military is “striking very seriously against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in Syria”, President Donald Trump said, a week...
Pakistan marched into the final of the Under 19 Asia Cup with a clinical eight wicket win over Bangladesh in...
Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George’s patient half-centuries helped India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-reduced game and set up an...
Dasun Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s T20I captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. The move to...
GovPay, Sri Lanka’s Government Digital Payment Platform concluded the year 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction...
Devon Conway brought up a double-century and pushed New Zealand into such a strong position in Mount Maunganui that they...
At times during the first half of the third day at Adelaide Oval, England threatened to keep their Ashes hopes...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne CSE trading activities yesterday started on a bullish note but subsequently showed some selling pressure due to Standard and Poors’, a rating agency,...
I endorse Professor Jayasinghe’s call (letter, 28 Aug) for the 150th anniversary of the Panadura Vadaya in 2023 to be suitably commemorated. A monument should be erected...
by Rex Clementine Having kept a close eye on the proceedings of the SLC T-20 League that concluded last week at Pallekele, the national selection panel...
Suzi, the bubbly female vocalist of Friends’ fame, seems to be enjoying her new found freedom, after the long lockdown in her part of the world...
By Shamala Kumar Sighs of hopelessness and shrugs of resignation follow the phone calls and virtual meetings that reflect my pandemic reality, as we discuss our...
The current wave of the deadly Covid-19 Delta virus is sweeping to all parts of the country. We are at the threshold of the worst stage...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka had not been able to reap at least 20% of the benefits of lockdown, President of the College of Medical Laboratory...
Tuesday 31st August, 2021 These troubled times are devoid of anything positive, but some good news came yesterday, from Tokyo, enlivening the depressed Sri Lankans, who...
Tambapanni Academic Publishers (TAP), a Colombo-based independent publisher of academic books in social sciences and humanities was formally launched in an online event on Aug 21. TAP is...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The farming community of Sri Lankan doesn’t want a haphazard rush towards full-scale organic fertilizer use. Instead, they prefer a properly phased out...
By Norman Palihawadane A special operation, carried out by the Navy and the Police, enabled the apprehension of about 183.7 kilos of Kerala cannabis at the...
High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to India, Milinda Moragoda, appointed with the Cabinet rank, assumed duties at a simple ceremony held at the High Commission of...
