Dr. Harsha points out masses are burdened with cascading taxes While online casinos and betting roam free without being taxed...
Apropos ‘Creditor receives USD 2.5 mn as Lankan public bears loss from theft of Treasury funds’, government sources told The Island that...
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that a new set of rules with strict guidelines based on the Code of Conduct for MPs was needed...
Manufacturing PMI indicates that manufacturing activities \sustained the expansion on a month-on-month basis in December 2021, recording an index value of 58.1 mainly due to the...
By Ifham Nizam President Gotabaya Rajapaksa deserves credit for the success of the ongoing vaccination programme countrywide, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday, adding that even...
From a development point of view, it’s ‘the worst of times’ for the global South. The view of some of the most renowned development organizations is...
Over 400 young women from vulnerable communities in Jaffna and Kilinochchi are being empowered with entrepreneurial skills to enable them to overcome poverty and build sustainable...
By Chitra Weerarathne There was nothing illegal in the deal to hand over 40 percent of shares of the Yugadanavi Power Plant to New Fortress Energy...
by Hemantha Randunu Police investigating the recovery of a hand grenade from All Saints Church, Borella, have arrested a 76-year-old retired doctor, living in Pilyandala. Police...
By Godfrey Cooray Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Norway, Finland and Iceland According to legend, St. Sebastian was born at Narbonne in Gaul. He became a...
By Chani Imbulgoda I recall a documentary on animal life on a TV channel. Describing the behaviour of lions, a caretaker said, “These lions are from...
Tribute to entertainer-singer par excellence – Desmond de Silva By Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne, Australia) The great Desmond De Silva, who departed from this world, on Sunday,...
By Cyril Wimalasurendre KANDY – Kandy district Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Abdul Haleem said in Kandy early this week that SJB would not back a...
Fairfirst Insurance delivers another Sri Lankan first by fueling their innovative Click2Claim platform with AI-powered claim settlements. Winner of multiple awards – ‘Innovative Brand of the Year...