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...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
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...
State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna, MPs Tissa Attanayake and Harini Amarasuriya at the COPA meeting The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) yesterday instructed officials of the Ministry...
A ceremony to welcome new students who gained admission to the Homagama Mahinda Rajapaksa Vidyalaya after passing the Year 5 scholarship examination, was held recently under...
… alleges bid to turn Port City into Chinese territory Over 12 petitioners move SC against proposed law By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP lawmaker Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe...
A large majority of human beings deny the right to life of animals and other sentient beings, including insects. Why? (Sentient being is a living being...
I usually end up totally exhausted when I finish reading the local newspapers from the Pearl. There are so many burning questions and so much is...
Sathosa Motors PLC and its new state-of-the-art vehicle service complex, is now serving not just Isuzu but also any brand of vehicle. Pioneering automotive specialist, Sathosa...
An outfit, led by Yasmin Sooka, a member of the UNSG Panel of Experts’ (PoE), has urged the UK to take punitive measures against the Commander...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Wartime Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama says that the leader of Sri Lanka Core Group at the Geneva–based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)...
Road accidents had snuffed out 10 lives during the Sinhala and Tamil New year, police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said yesterday, adding that 121 accidents had...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne CSE trading activities were bullish despite Sri Lanka’s rupee registering a historic slump against the US dollar at 202/205 to the one month...
Emirates is launching seasonal fares that enable aspiring globetrotters to plan exciting adventures around the world as well as for students preparing to travel overseas. With...
More than 1,600 young men and women from the Tamil community had already joined the Army during the current recruitment drive, Army Commander, General Shavendra Silva...
