The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) wouldn’t be amended in view of the...
Sri Lanka’s economy has “stabilised decisively” under its International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported programme, with growth rebounding, tax revenues doubling, and...
Pavan Rathnayake has re-entered Sri Lanka’s T20I squad following his 121 off 115 balls in the third ODI against England....
Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup after beating West Indies by 22 runs in Harare courtesy...
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the official launch of the National Strategic Action Plan to monitor and...
Shiyam Dube hammered the third-fastest fifty by an Indian batter batter in T20Is, finishing with 65 off 23 balls, but...
A South Korean court has sentenced former First Lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in prison...
A plane crash has killed the deputy chief minister of India’s Maharashtra state, Ajit Pawar, the country’s aviation regulator has...
A new circular has been issued by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to provide relief to micro,...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that food safety practices should not be confined merely to the school curriculum, but...
RAPP may not exactly be a popular term in the Indian Premier League (IPL) lexicon, but it is a seminal...
New Zealand continued to remain winless in the Super Six after getting swatted aside by Pakistan in Harare. In a...
By Nadeem F. Paracha Illustration by Abro Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws was published in 1974. In 1975 it was turned into a film. For years various cultural critics,...
A recent report in The Island says the CEB has admitted that the Mannar Wind Power Farm is not fully connected to the grid. This alarming...
K. Mathivanan Nishantha Ranatunga and Bandula Warnapura at the media briefing. Former officials K. Mathivanan and Nishantha Ranatunga and former Test cricketer Bandula Warnapura who are...
The ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Santhush Woonjin Jeong had the pleasure to meet Sanjaya Mohottala, chairman of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka...
…alleges police adopted Gestapo style tactics By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday (18) said that free and fair election couldn’t be expected under the...
All incoming passengers or tourists had to get the approval of the Foreign Ministry and other relaxant authorities or from Sri Lanka Tourism to enter the...
Deforestation near Sinharaja The government had decided to take over 1,500 acres adjoining Sinharaja forest, including a seven-acre land which had been the centre of controversy...
By Rathindra Kuruwita JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake would soon be questioned for having made Mohammed Ibrahim, father of two of the Easter Sunday suicide bombers,...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Trading activities at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday were negative and shares ended lower for a fourth straight session, dragged down by...
DSI Tyres, the flagship brand of Samson Rubber Industries(Pvt) Ltd. and market leader for tyres and tubes, serving well over forty years in Sri Lanka, proved...
Recent Sri Lanka tea auctions saw strong demand from Japan, the UK and China, whilst shippers to the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) continued to be...
Prison officers had yesterday conducted PCR tests on former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and others remanded over the alleged criminal misappropriation of Rs 36.98 bn at...
