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...
by Dinasena Rathugamage Health authorities, on Sunday, closed Kambaramali Muttumariamman Kovil at Vadamarachchi in Jaffna for 14 days and directed 63 persons including the Chief Kurukkal...
An auxiliary staff member of the Indian High Commission, Colombo has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, the HC said issuing a press release. The staff member...
Ayurveda preparation ‘Sudarshana’ in state hospitals The Sri Lanka Association of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (SLACPT) yesterday said that they found it difficult to agree with...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stresses a point during meeting at the Presidential Secretariat (pic courtesy President’s Office) The COVID-19 task force had stressed the need to shut...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka released its report on “Recent Economic Developments: Highlights of 2020 and Prospects for 2021”. The Report can be downloaded from...
by Ifham Nizam Hundreds of Blue Whales were seen close to the beach in the Panadura Coastal belt yesterday. Hundreds of people rushed to the beach...
Priyal de Silva, a retired General Manager of Railways and Past President, Institute of Engineers, who had also been the Chief Engineer Way and Works Department,...
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 The whole world is watching the US. The outcome of today’s presidential election will have repercussions across the globe; they are diplomatic,...
The recent correspondence on trees and the environment reminded my ageing memory of a fascinating bit of oral history I heard from a veteran Kachcheri officer...
… laments absence of consensus among Tamil parties regarding ex-LTTE cadres in custody By Shamindra Ferdinando Democratic People’s Front (DPF) leader Mano Ganesan, MP, has strongly...
By Jehan Perera The rapid spread of the coronavirus has become the focus of national attention. The extension of the three day lockdown and 24...
An engaging presence By CAPT. ROHAN JOSEPH /SRI LANKA NAVY (Carried in the latest issue of US military journal Indo-Pacific Defence FORUM) During the past decade,...
