Sri Lanka is standing on the edge of a coastal catastrophe, with the nation’s lifeline rapidly eroding under the combined...
The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SoC)on Economic Development and International Relations recently examined the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill and...
A quick glance at the head to head record is enough to show the gulf between India and Sri Lanka...
With the objective of enhancing the living conditions of the agricultural community and increasing the contribution of the agricultural sector...
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has entered into agreements with Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Limited...
20 Consultancy Boards have been established by now covering the production industries field with the objective of minimizing the policy...
The BCCI has raised the match fees in women’s domestic cricket, from INR 20,000 to INR 50,000 per day, for...
Gede Priandana, Indonesia’s 28-year-old right-arm quick bowler, has become the first to pick up five wickets in an over in...
Australia captain Pat Cummins won’t feature again in the Ashes and there is uncertainty about whether he will be available...
United States President Donald Trump has issued a new warning to Nicolas Maduro, saying “it would be smart” for 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...
By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday promised to conduct an investigation to ascertain how a book titled Triloka Vijaya promoting the use of ganja...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: India is to lift the ban on export of dehydrated onions of all varieties in cut, sliced...
By Saman Indrajith India had no moral right to ask for the full implementation of the 13th amendment to the Constitution, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Former President Maithripala Sirisena had instructed him not to attend a meeting convened by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on 21 April, 2019,...
October is designated as ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’, worldwide. Cancer ranks among the three leading Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)in Sri Lanka and is on the rise...
By Saman Indrajith Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardane told Parliament yesterday that the government would discuss with the leasing companies and banks the need to extend the...
Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Luxembourg Grace Asirwatham during her visit to Luxembourg met with Secretary General of Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) Maurice Bauer on September 23....
By Gwynne Dyer On Sunday New Caledonia voted to remain French by a majority of 53.3% to 46.%. That’s hardly an overwhelming majority, but it was...
Anusha Mohotti was appointed Director General of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board (SLAASMB) with effect from October 1. Ms. Mohotti being the...
By Ifham Nizam University academics yesterday expressed concern over the removal of Professor Saumya Liyanage of the University of Visual and Performing Arts, stressing that ‘audit...
According to the news item in The Island under the heading ‘Address Tamils aspirations within united Sri Lanka, and implement 13th Amendment’ on 28th September 2020,...
By Saman Indrajith The tobacco mafia had commenced a campaign to promote ganja as a substitute and hired intellectuals and professionals to recommend the use of...
