Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda said that he is still waiting for the government’s response to the UK sanctions...
Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Shobini Gunasekera recently presented a conceptual framework of seven key vectors that defined contemporary...
After three one-sided, low-scoring encounters, the fourth T20I between India and Sri Lanka exploded into a run-fest in Thiruvananthapuram, with...
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically...
Family sources have confirmed that the interment of singer Latha Walpola will be performed at the General Cemetery Borella on...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in...
New York has woken up to its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm blanketed parts of...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website...
Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that...
Sri Lankan singer Latha Walpola has passed away today (27) at the age of 92.
All the three games in this series have followed a similar pattern so far. India have won three tosses –...
For the first time in 19 matches, and nearly 15 years, England’s men experienced a Test victory in Australia as...
By Priyan De Silva A group backed by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) failed to oust the current management board of the Akuressa Multi-Purpose Cooperative...
by Rex Clementine Sri Lanka Cricket has roped in Grant Luden to their coaching staff ahead of the two Test series against England. South African Luden...
Gearing for one-of-a-kind production in the region • 80% of production to be exported • Combines local talent with European technology • More focus on building...
Covid-19 under control: by Suresh Perera The Covid-19 pandemic in the Western province is now under control with small but manageable clusters emerging from time to...
by Norman Palihawadana Several private sectors companies have pledged to contribute Rs. 10 billion towards the government’s efforts to procure new vaccinations developed in the world...
by Dr. Sarala Fernando A remark attributed to the US Congress that “Sri Lanka is a valuable piece of real estate” had made the news here...
The new year greetings of hope for 2021 were marred by the news that ‘Master’ Weerasingham, an English teacher of excellent repute at Royal College who...
by Rukmini Attygalle Standing on tip toe, Premila reached for the small box hidden under the pile of neatly stacked saris on the top shelf of...
by Malinda Seneviratne This column focuses on local politics. As opposed to global affairs. However, ‘local-global’ is, as sociologists would point out, a false dichotomy. What...
It is clear that the coronavirus pandemic in Sri Lanka has gone beyond the patient and group of contacts (“Cluster”) stage, and is now widespread around...
January 5, 2021 (LBO) – 100 years is a time period of significance. In the last century people have seen world war, slavery, colonialism, apartheid, nuclear...
Vini Vitharana was born on June 2, 1928 at Pallikudawa, Tangalle. He had his early education at Christ Church College, Tangalle and entered Mahinda College, Galle...
