Drug controversy: “Setting up state-of-the-art drug testing facility will cost Rs 5 billion” Activists call for legal action against politicians,...
Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Devon Conway 227, Tom Latham 137, Rachin Ravindra 72*; Alex Greaves 2-83) and 306...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland...
There was a little bit of rustiness as India returned to action 50 days after becoming ODI world champions, but...
Opener Sameer Minhas blitzed his way to 172 off 113 balls, setting up Pakistan’s demolition of India in thDeepeshe Under-19...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
Kissinger tells Biden… BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, November 18: Former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the incoming Joe Biden...
By Saman Indrajith Thamizh Makkal Thesiya Kootani (TMTK) Jaffna District MP C. V. Wigneswaran, speaking in Parliament, yesterday, demanded to know from the government how and...
Central Expressway construction further delayed: Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday (19) flayed the representatives of a foreign construction firm handling the Kadawatha-Mirigama stretch of the Central...
Cassandra is delighted to hand out some bouquets today. It gladdens the heart to hear of others’ success in these times of dire trouble. She bases...
By Ifham Nizam The Forest Department would decide with a team of legal experts how to implement a recent Court of Appeal judgment order the reforestation of...
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), Viraj Dayaratne P.C. commended the budget proposals presented to parliament on November 17, by...
By Saman Indrajith SLPP Kalutara District MP Mahinda Samarasinghe told Parliament on Wednesday (18) that though Sri Lanka was in a better position in primary education...
American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld® have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the United States (US) to London Heathrow (LHR),...
By Rajitha Ratwatte fromoutsidethepearl@gmail.com So, Trump is making a last stand, reminds one of another blond bloke in Americas history. That guy had genuine blond locks...
By Gwynne Dyer All the usual caveats apply: don’t go out and celebrate, don’t let your guard down, it’s still going to be a long haul....
Friday 20th November 2020 Attorney General Dappula de Livera has got tough with the police in a bid to jolt them into launching a probe to...
By Saman Indrajith President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (19) arrived in the parliament complex to witness MPs taking part in the second reading debate on budget proposals...
