SJB Working Committee member and ex-SLPP lawmaker Charitha Herath says that all eyes are on the newly constituted Constitutional Council...
A Catholic Church–backed organisation, Just for Justice, has called on the government to immediately fast-track the extradition of Pulasthini Mahendran,...
The price of gold has risen above $5,000 (£3,659) an ounce for the first time, extending a historic rally that...
West Indies wristspinners, Micah McKenzie and Vitel Lawes, combined to take six wickets on a surface that had plenty of...
It took Australia U19s 32.5 overs, going at just around 3.5 runs an over for the majority of a belaboured...
India waltzed to their 11th straight series or tournament win in T20Is as they restricted New Zealand to 153, and...
Building on its success in seizing major narcotic stocks in 2025, the Navy continued to support the “A Nation United”...
Nihar Parmar produced an excellent all-round display as Japan comfortably defeated Tanzania by nine wickets at Windhoek in the first...
India bundled out New Zealand for a mere 135 in their final Group B fixture of the Under-19 World Cup...
Josh Hoey had said he was excited to take a shot at the world 800m short track record in Boston...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade...
Pakistan’s participation at the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has been thrown into uncertainty after the PCB chairman Mohsin...
Unilever Sri Lanka, one of the island’s largest fast-moving consumer goods companies announced that it had expanded coverage of its uStore.lk e-commerce service to instant messaging...
Jayantha S B Rangamuwa, has been elevated to the post of chairman of Pan Asia Bank with effect from May 2, 2021. He is the natural...
By Debapriya Mukherjee Former Senior Scientist Central Pollution Control Board, India The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the veneer of civilization is very thin. we did...
A man who obstructed the police who were directing traffic to facilitate the movement of a convoy of vehicles carrying the Chinese military delegation was released...
The President of Sri Lanka had said that the only solution with any certainty to the Covid pandemic is vaccination. This is true because prevention is...
The World Bank (WB) has recently approved $80.5 million additional financing to help Sri Lanka access and distribute fairly COVID-19 vaccines and to strengthen the country’s...
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has written to all MPs to publicly disclose their asset declarations for 2020/2021. Issuing a press release, the TISL said it...
Ten-hour debate on Port City Economic Commission Bill The Committee on Parliamentary Business, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, yesterday, decided to limit next week’s Parliament...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Rotary Sri Lanka has initiated a certification program, along with the Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI), for businesses to introduce into their institutions...
In the year 1973, the Galle Cricket Club playing their Daily News Trophy match against the Chilaw Cricket Club, registered the highest partnership of 210 runs...
By Steve A. Morrell The plantation worker wage per day of Rs. 1000,approved by the government, would ensure a monthly income of Rs.25,000, worked out at...
Prof. W D Lakshman, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, presenting the Annual Report 2020 to PM and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa The...
