NATA to be given more powers The Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment has agreed...
The hunger strike launched by a group of Development Officers demanding their absorption into the teacher service entered its fourth...
Viran Chamuditha’s 94-ball 110 helped Sri Lanka Under 19 chase 262 and keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals...
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,...
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage formally handed over two ventilators (VG70 Ventilator and Vivo 65 advanced homecare ventilator) donated by the Government of Israel to...
Ukraine agro waste scandal By Aruna Boghawatte Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe to lodge a complaint with the Basel Convention...
People’s Bank reached another milestone by launching its 100th People’s Wiz credit facility at the Bandarawela branch on 24th December 2020. “People’s Wiz” Retail Loan Originating...
Time to Break the Boundaries – Part II BY Shivanthi Ranasinghe ranasingheshivanthi@gmail.com (Part I was published last Thursday) Notwithstanding the deep worries and many difficulties...
During Maithree-Ranil government a committee was appointed by the parliament to draft a new constitution. It collected proposals from people – made verbal, when the Committee...
The Buddhist Advisory Council, on Thursday night, commended the President for initiating measures for the formulation of a national education policy, a mechanism to protect national...
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Thailand together with the Institute of Asian Studies of the Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok co-hosted an event at the latter to mark...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is of the view that the recent increase in volatility of the exchange rate is ‘unwarranted’ and ‘unacceptable’. Issuing...
While some seek approval for ‘Dhammika Peniya’ By Shamindra Ferdinando A group of medical specialists has requested Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Pandemic Control Minister...
Lifebuoy, through yet another far reaching initiative to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pledged its support to all teachers engaged island wide in A/L...
Experts discuss Covid’s impact on media The session was co-organized by China Daily, University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai International Studies University and Asia News...
