Investigations have revealed that the government’s controversial easing of environmental regulations appears closely aligned with the interests of a small...
The UK has pledged £1 million (around $1.3 million) in aid to support victims of Cyclone Ditwah, following Acting High...
The Level III landslide early warnings issued to the districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale by the landslide early...
The government of Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov has resigned after protesters took to the streets in cities across the...
During a meeting at the Presidential Secretariat today (11), Ms. Allison Hooker, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs,...
The Deputy Registrars of Malwatta and Asgiriya chapters commended the government, led by the President, for its initiative to rebuild...
Tickets for the 2026 T20 World Cup will go on sale at 18.45 IST and Sri Lanka time (13.15 GMT)...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Prime Minister to recruit 2,284 to the government...
On a request made by the government of Sri Lanka, the Asian Development Bank has given its concurrence to provide...
Adhering to the broad plan of the Government to reach the objective of accomplishing 70% of the country’s electricity supply...
The Government of Sri Lanka has signed a financial agreement with the International Development Association of the World Bank Group...
At least 34 people have died and dozens more are injured after air strikes from Myanmar’s military hit a hospital...
Public Security Minister retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera Monday, 18 at his ministry met Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC, to discuss ways and means of strengthening...
‘Commissions wasted public funds, no tangible results’ By Dinasena Ratugamage Tamil Makkal Thesiya Kutani (TMTK) leader C.V. Wigneswaran, MP, alleged in Jaffna on Monday (18) that...
By Lynn Ockersz The air is thick once again, With the familiar refrain, That you, the ‘Sovereign People’, Are at centre stage, In this wearying racking...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Sri Lanka’s 2021 GDP growth prospects seem positive despite the economy contracting by 1.7 per cent and 16.3 per cent in the first and...
The COVID-19 pandemic which appeared in 2020, has resulted in a drastic change to our lifestyles. From lockdowns and quarantines, the practice of social distancing and...
The Colombo Regional Representative Conference of the Federation of National Organizations will be held under the patronage of its Convener Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara on January 21 at...
By Harim Peiris A centre of Tamil learning in Jaffna was attacked and destroyed. No, not last week, but 40 years ago, in 1981, the iconic...
Wednesday 20th January, 2021 The East Container Terminal (ECT) dispute remains unresolved. Protesting port workers have rejected a government condition for negotiations as a Hobson’s choice;...
By Saman Indrajith Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella yesterday told Parliament that it was the prerogative of the Speaker to bring MP...
There is a great potential for the expansion of rubber plantations in the country as the local production of the raw material is around 60 percent of the...
Former Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga and 45 Ukrainian tourists visited a number of Buddhist sites in Polonnaruwa yesterday. The group was greeted by...
A section of the Southern Expressway affected by floods (file photo) It is a strange thing in this country with so many rivers flowing into...
