A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
Electric fencing, white elephant The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) revealed that although Rs. 490 million had been spent on building electric fences between 2019 and...
India is in the throes of a terrible viral epidemic. Much worse than the Bird Flu, much worse than swine flu. It has 91% mortality and, while...
Sri Lanka had lost support at the UNHRC because its double standards had been exposed, Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament on Thursday. The...
Saturday 27th March, 2021 The Opposition would have the public believe that the UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka could have been avoided if the government had...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE lost momentum as it closed on a marginally positive note, while turnover stood at Rs. 1.6 billion and was dominated crossings....
The People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) yesterday said that decisive international action is the only way to achieve justice and a sustainable peace...
By Saman Indrajith Former President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday told Parliament that he had received no prior information about the Easter Sunday attacks and that he would...
National Sports Festival Marathon Muththusami Sivarajan and Velu Krishanthini won the men’s and women’s marathon titles respectively of the National Sports Festival 2020 held at Kataragama...
Standing left to right – Nishantha Gamage, Marketing Manager of HIPG, Lance Zuo, General Manager Commercial and Marketing of HIPG, Andrey Melnichenko and Capt. Ravi Jayawickreme,...
Irrigation Act will be amended – Minister Irrigation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa on Thursday told Parliament that there were many weaknesses in the current Irrigation Act,...
Mayor denies any wrongdoing By Rathindra Kuruwita The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) had incurred a loss of Rs. 320 million from a contract awarded for collecting...
Continuing to strengthen the farmer co-operative societies in its loyalty network, Dipped Products PLC (DPL) distributed rubber plants to smallholder farmers in the Monaragala District under...