… Warns would-be polluters of criminal prosecution, hefty fines and even blacklisting The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has warned...
A 10-member delegation from Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice P. Padman Surasena, departed to New Delhi on...
US President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of his 6 January...
The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center at 06:00AM on 16th December 2025 shows that 70,297 persons belonging...
New South Wales Police say 15 people, including a 10 year old girl were killed in a shooting at Bondi...
The ninth phase of the islandwide programme to recognise outstanding achievers at the G.C.E. Advanced Level implemented by the Presidential...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that education should not be a burden to children during the recovery period after...
India reclaimed the series lead by bowling South Africa out for 117 in seam-friendly conditions in Dharamsala. Arshdeep Singh and...
New South Wales Police say that nine people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach Hanukkah event was being...
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring the livelihoods of communities affected by the...
Police and school officials in the United States are asking residents of Providence, Rhode Island, to shelter in place after...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, October 24: Serum Institute of India (SII) is readying one billion doses of five different vaccines against...
by Dr. Lakshman Abeyagunawardene I thought of writing this article in order to share with readers of the Sunday island newspaper, my recent experience as a...
The LOLC Group began its operations in Zambia recently with the official launch of its inaugural branch in Lusaka. The company, which will operate as LOLC...
by C.A. Chandraprema That the 20th Amendment was passed does not come as a surprise. That some opposition MPs voted with the government also does not...
by Imesh Ranasinghe Sri Lanka is a leader in battling the Coronavirus compared to many other countries Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told Parliament on Friday as...
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Woonjin Jeong, donated a consignment of re-usable fabric masks manufactured by a Sri Lankan social enterprise, for distribution among police...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, participating in the celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, reiterated Sri Lanka’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development...
The importance of inter-faith harmony and peaceful coexistence of all ethnic groups in Sri Lanka was underscored during a meeting the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Major-...
by Steve A. Morrell Brokers agreed in their weekly market reports that tea production at 21.9 million kilos for September 2020 was more or less on...
Travel in the COVID era is refined bureaucratised purgatory Kumar David This is not a personal story though it’s based on experience. Hundreds even thousands experience...
Remembered Yesterdays by J. Godwin Perera This is the motto of Royal College, Colombo. It means ‘Learn or Depart’. Quite a stern admonishment. But this is...
by J. Godwin Perera Many readers would not have been born at this time. But the records are there and so this event need to be...
