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...
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple...
Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr Harini Amarasuriya said that she hoped that the...
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 in T20Is, finishing with 65 off 23 balls, but it...
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...
A special ceremony was organized by People’s Bank on International Women’s Day under the patronage of Sujeewa Rajapaksa – chairman, People’s Bank and Ranjith Kodituwakku –...
Ministries, Prez Secretariat owed SLAF nearly Rs 1 bn By Saman Indrajith The government and the Opposition had a heated exchange yesterday in Parliament over the...
By Dinasena Ratugamage Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M. A. Sumanthiran, PC, has declared that he wil not give a statement to the police regarding his...
DFCC Bank opted for a digital-first approach for its Annual Report 2020 aptly adapting to the ‘new normal’ and fast tracking the Bank’s goal of becoming...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Jaffna District Development Council co-chairperson Angajan Ramanathan yesterday (10) denied accusations regarding his coordinating officers threatening the Jaffna-based public servants. Northern Province Governor...
By Dr. SARATH GAMINI De SILVA I congratulate Dr. Upul Wijayawardena for his honest opinion expressed in The Island of 5th March. The following is a...
By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena turned down an attempt by Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa to move a motion seeking parliamentary approval for...
… insists neither he nor his brother had links to Zahran By Shamindra Ferdinando All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader and Vanni District Samagi Jana Balavegaya lawmaker Rishad...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE yesterday failed to sustain the emphatic revival seen this week as indices closed on a negative note, while turnover also continues...
PAYable (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka’s leading cashless payment solution provider, announced that it has processed Rs. 15 billion in transactions on its platform to date. Commenting...
By Ifham Nizam The Colombo City was declared the world’s first Ramsar Wetland by the Ramsar Convention due to efforts of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to conserve...
Silk Cooperation, a fully-fledged Supply Chain Management leader for the Organic Agriculture, Food and Beverage, and Nutraceuticals’ sectors, emerged victorious at the recent NCE Export Awards...
