BASL condemns Ranjan Jayalal for obstructing lawyer The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday strongly condemned Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan...
Electricity consumers have opposed a government plan to obtain loans from the World Bank to meet the cost of repairs...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
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...
By RYUICHI KITANO/ Senior Staff Writer Sisters of the Sri Lankan woman who died while detained at an immigration facility in Nagoya met the justice minister...
Speaking in the House of Lords last week, Lord Naseby unequivocally declared there had been no genocide here. But in a short response, Lord Tariq Ahmad,...
‘Don’t let them idle in air-conditioned offices in Colombo’ The role of community physicians during prevailing pandemic is another disaster. There are 123 specialist community physicians...
by Vijaya Chandrasoma As expected, Liz Cheney, the Republican Conference Chair and third ranking Republican in the House was ousted last week. She was the consummate...
by Rohan Wijesinha As at May 5, 2021, many as 118 wild elephants had died this year, thus far; that is almost a death a day....
Undoubtedly, the greatest significance of the Vesak Poya in May is that the three most important events of Siddartha Gautama’s life occurred on this day six...
by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera My story begins more than a 100 years ago when the sun never set on the British Empire. As rulers they...
For far too long, the opposition in Sri Lanka has concerned itself with abstractions and ideals: presidential term limits, constitutional checks and balances, judicial independence, individual...
Lanka Hospitals PLC announced the opening of its multi-million rupee, luxury wing in keeping with world-class hospital service standards. The facility offers an unparalleled luxurious experience...
The mental health toll of COVID-19 pandemic is real. But many will recover. Trauma does not reliably produce illness, which is important to remember when looking...
by Rajan Philips The government may have wanted to change the political channel from gloomy pandemic news to hopefully sunshine Port City news. Instead, the government...
by Gamini Seneviratne Over 50 years ago in the aftermath of what is miscalled a six-day “war” through which the heavily armed Israeli armed forces slaughtered...
