Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
Educational Reforms: Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith on Saturday accused the government of pursuing education reforms undermining...
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...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
By Saman Indrajith SJB Kalutara District MP Dr Rajitha Senaratne told Parliament yesterday that if the government had heeded the calls from the Opposition to take...
…asks for an end to taking suspects out without court approval By Shamindra Ferdinando It is being asked in legal circles whether there have been lapses...
BY RAJITHA RATWATTE Fromoutsidethepearl.co.nz The long awaited once postponed General Election is finally over in NZ. Jacinda Ardern (pronounced aarrdoon) and her labour party have won...
Reminiscences upon turning 100: The comprehensive and interesting article written by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena in The Island newspaper of 06 October 2020 under the title, ‘First...
We are now in the post-20 era of Non-democracy. Our elected parliament has given a huge approval for curtailing or even abolishing the principles and values...
Even chairs outside taken away By Rathindra Kuruwita Widow of National Thowheed Jamaat leader Zahran Hashim, Abdul Cader Fatima Hadiya, testified yesterday before the Presidential Commission...
Lanka Hospitals reached another milestone recently when the hospital’s Blood Cancer Centre that provides treatment for blood cancer and other blood disorders reached its 7th anniversary...
Saturday 24th October, 2020 The SLPP government had us believe that the biggest obstacle in its path, preventing the full implementation of its election manifesto, was...
By that title I mean the Ramanya and Amarapura Nikaya monks who made a joint statement disapproving the 20Amendment and advised the government to amend it...
By Saman Indrajith Justice Minister Ali Sabry told Parliament that the government would present the draft of a new Constitution to the House within one year....
Nigeria: By Gwynne Dyer The young Nigerians who were protesting at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Tuesday night were not the African touring company of...
In Retrospect By Nanda Abeywickrama That fateful mid-night of 24th of October 1994 was one of unbelievable shock and deep sadness. Sri Lanka lost a promising...
