The Supreme Court has been petitioned seeking an explanation as to how eight petitions filed against the 22nd Amendment to...
Sri Lankan passport holders travelling to Thailand wouldn’t be eligible for visa-free entry from 15 September, 2026, according to a...
by Saman Indrajith Cigarette production in Sri Lanka has dropped by 32% over the past three years following successive increases in taxes on tobacco products, Deputy...
The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors’ Association has suspended airport quarantine-related duties, including dengue inspections, across the country in protest over the transfer of a senior...
by Saman Indrajith Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala yesterday told Parliament that investigations had found no evidence to substantiate claims made by a man that an...
A businessman and four private bank officials arrested over the alleged illegal transfer of more than USD 1 billion out of Sri Lanka under the guise...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has urged the government to conduct adequate public and stakeholder consultation before proceeding with any constitutional amendment to...
Chamara blows whistle on workers who abuse their contracts by Saman Indrajith Around 7,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers in Israel are facing possible deportation after taking...
Indumini Thilakarathna has been appointed the 59th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka. She is the first woman to hold the top post in the Survey Department’s...
Veteran singer and cultural icon Nanda Malini died yesterday at the age of 82.Born on August 23, 1943, Malini was among Sri Lanka’s most celebrated and...
Friday 21st August, 2026 A suspect has been remanded over a false social media claim that the LTTE has set up a training facility in the...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne One of Sri Lanka’s top conglomerates, Hemas Holdings, has made its first international acquisition by investing US $16.2 million to acquire a...
A checklist for scientists, journalists and the public, through Sri Lanka’s viral wood-fire cooking controversy by Manasee Thisaramalee Weerathunga When science tells you that a lifelong...
by Professor A. N. I. Ekanayaka Emeritus Professor It is sad to see so sacred and dignified an institution as the judiciary currently tormented by acrimonious...