Sri Lanka is standing on the edge of a coastal catastrophe, with the nation’s lifeline rapidly eroding under the combined...
The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SoC)on Economic Development and International Relations recently examined the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill and...
A quick glance at the head to head record is enough to show the gulf between India and Sri Lanka...
With the objective of enhancing the living conditions of the agricultural community and increasing the contribution of the agricultural sector...
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has entered into agreements with Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Limited...
20 Consultancy Boards have been established by now covering the production industries field with the objective of minimizing the policy...
The BCCI has raised the match fees in women’s domestic cricket, from INR 20,000 to INR 50,000 per day, for...
Gede Priandana, Indonesia’s 28-year-old right-arm quick bowler, has become the first to pick up five wickets in an over in...
Australia captain Pat Cummins won’t feature again in the Ashes and there is uncertainty about whether he will be available...
United States President Donald Trump has issued a new warning to Nicolas Maduro, saying “it would be smart” for the...
New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Devon Conway 227, Tom Latham 137, Rachin Ravindra 72*; Alex Greaves 2-83) and 306...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
by Uditha Devapriya Though their performances seem maudlin to us now, the earliest screen actresses earned their living through tears and sobs. When the one-reeler began...
The 2021 Invest Sri Lanka Forum held through June 7-9 provided potential investors with comprehensive coverage of policy topics and deep dive sessions on sectoral opportunities...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa cutting the ribbon to former President Maithripala Sirisena and Chinese Ambassador in Sri Lanka Qui Zhenhong open the Friendship National Nephrology Specialised Hospital...
The Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Bill had been gazetted on March 24 after Cabinet approval, and placed in the order paper of Parliament...
The United States is committed to helping mitigate environmental impacts from the MV X-Press Pearl fire, said Chargé d’affaires Martin Kelly. The American people are providing $100,000 in...
Russian Ambassador Yury Materiy has reiterated their commitment to having strong Russia-Sri Lanka ties, in a message issued to mark Russia Day. Ambassador Materiy made reference...
by Hiran H. Senewiratne Share trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was not active during the early part of yesterday, but recovered somewhat in the...
Saturday 12th June, 2021 The Covid-19 fatality rate is rising steadily; 101 deaths were reported yesterday. A few weeks ago, not many people may have taken...
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Lord Zac Goldsmith has said that there was no blanket requirement for...
US President Joe Biden has appointed a Sri Lankan immigrant to the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. Dr. George E. Gabriel is among 22 members...
Sri Lanka delegation was led by Director General of the Africa Affairs of the Foreign Ministry B. Kandeepan and Director General for Asia and the Pacific...
The news item appearing in your issue of 10th June, regarding the Expressway Construction and Floods, is of interest to me, as I had handled Road...
