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...
Asian Continental Hybrid Chess Championship Susal de Silva, Theekshana Denuwan and Ranindu Dilshan scored half a point each as they drew their fourth round games on...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana As a generalisation, most who are Buddhist by birth believe in rebirth whereas most who embrace Buddhism by conviction have a healthy...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka last Wednesday (19) explained why the Tamil electorate voted for him at the January 26, 2010, presidential election. The...
The Sinhala and Tamil New Year is always a season of joy celebrated by most Sri Lankans irrespective of religion and ethnicity. After a full year...
by GEORGE BRAINE In a tribute to Prof. Ashley Halpe, his daughter recently wrote about the time he was “forced to give his lectures in a...
By N. A. de S. Amaratunga What is meant by understanding Nirvana here is the ability to describe its nature using the words in the languages...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Election Commission (EC) hasn’t received an opportunity to appear before the nine-mmeber committee tasked with formulating a draft constitution. Well informed sources...
… can Parliament ensure two processes do not clash By Shamindra Ferdinando Controversy surrounds the recent appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to examine proposals...
From left to right: Ayura Perera : Personal Assistant, Legal & Secretarial (NTB), Jehan CanagaRetna -General Secretary (WNPS), Spencer Manuelpillai-Vice President (WNPS) , Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne –...
Since of late, there has been a massive mud-slinging effort against me and my family carried out in an organised manner by a group of persons....
(FROM THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS BY Venerable Nārada Mahāthera) The doctrine of Kamma and rebirth is the keystone of the philosophy of Plato. Beings are...
By Rathindra Kuruwita President of the College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS), Ravi Kumudesh yesterday criticised the decision to allocate the remaining 12,000 doses of AstraZeneca...
