The NPP government is trying to maintain a balance between continuing demands for releasing north-east land held by the military...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lahiru de Silva yesterday granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
Ghana’s fans and players celebrated wildly as Caleb Yirenkyi finished a sweeping counterattack with a tap-in goal in the fifth...
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has announced that a memorandum of understanding with the United States has...
A game that began with the prospect of a chastening defeat for Pakistan at South Africa’s hands did, indeed, end...
Australia gave themselves another significant net run-rate boost by dispatching Bangladesh with ease at Headingley, restricting them to 77 for...
In overcast Headingley conditions, an all-round performance from Shafali Verma, who scored her first fifty at a T20 World Cup,...
Several tankers carrying Iranian oil have crossed the United States blockade line in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a...
An ODI between Canada and Netherlamds in King City Toronto on Tuesday was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. The...
Joshua Da Silva and Amir Jangoo have earned recalls to West Indies’ squad for the two-match World Test Championship series...
England’s spin attack, led by Sophie Ecclestone’s three-wicket haul, secured their second win in as many games as they beat...
I am honored to be elected, as the President of this prestigious Chamber for the second term, and I assure with confidence and pride that I...
Fairfirst Insurance, a young digital disruptor, emerged as the ‘Best Digital Marketing Innovation Brand of the Year’ and the finalist in ‘Best Use of Technology in...
… three medical students granted bail By Shamindra Ferdinando Seven persons, including the son of State Minister Arundika Fernando have been remanded till Feb 7 pending...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne CSE trading activities yesterday started on a positive note but within a short time the bourse declined to the 28- points level....
The newly appointed High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Malaysia Air Chief Marshal Sumangala Dias (retired) assumed duties at the Sri Lanka High Commission in Kuala...
Economists and financial experts from diverse sectors highlighted the need for building consensus at multiple levels on Sri Lanka’s growth strategy and implementing sustainable solutions to...
Siyapatha Finance PLC, a fully owned subsidiary of Sampath Bank PLC, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DIMO Agribusinesses, the agriculture arm of DIMO,...
The Catholic Church has declared that it will not be represented by the Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith at Independence day celebrations today...
Our National Anthem is a most evocative and inspiring song of praise to our beloved Sri Lanka. Its phraseology, melody, and music are almost overpowering; and...
Just as Cassandra sat down to word process her weekly Cry on Tuesday, February 1, she heard fighter jets, or whatever stream pass, with a violent...
Friday 4th February, 2022 The government has pulled out all the stops to hold the Independence Day celebrations on a grand scale while the country is...
The Indian High Commission says that an inter-governmental MoU is being finalised to grant USD 15 mn for the promotion of India’s Buddhist ties with Sri...
