… five senior officials suspended President’s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne has urged the Parliament to intervene in an ongoing investigation conducted...
Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest former SriLankan Airlines board member Shasheendra...
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Kurunegala and Ratnapura effective from...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south...
When Gary Kirsten coached India to ODI World Cup glory in 2011, 20 million Sri Lankan hearts were shattered. Now,...
Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. His departure will be “effective...
Israeli attacks have killed five people in southern Lebanon, including a journalist, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, further straining...
South Africa completed their highest successful chase in T20Is and sealed the five-match series against India with two matches to...
It wasn’t the high-scoring spectacle that people might have expected, especially with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the house, but that didn’t...
By Ifham Nizam There has been a serious lapse on the part of those who conducted the environmental study of the Central expressway project, and they...
International probe will be necessary unless … By Norman Palihawadana Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday told media that they would go before international courts...
By Chitra Weerarathne The Supreme Court yesterday extended, till September 7, the stay order on the decision by former President Maithripala Sirisena to implement the death...
The Light Rail Transit Project had been scrapped because there had been irregularities including commissions running to billions of rupees for some leaders of the yahapalana...
Post National Day Plenty of articles about independence, nationality et al. Most were disheartening. A bleak future is seen for this little Indian Ocean State. It...
By Chitra Weerarathne The Court of Appeal, yesterday, extended the interim order directing the Secretary General of Parliament to maintain the status quo regarding imprisoned Samagi...
By Saman Indrajith Any person with common sense would not expect a government to provide an optimal education amidst a killer pandemic such as COVID-19, Education...
By Rajitha Ratwatte fromoutsidethepearl@gmail.com We have just finished “celebrating” what in politically correct terms is called the Birth of our nation – Aotearoa New Zealand! It...
As an avid supporter of bridging gender disparities while empowering women in the workforce, Dialog Axiata PLC (Dialog), Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider joined hands as...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, February 9: The Supreme Court of India on Monday underscored the right of the adults to choose...
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC, the revolutionary financial institution ranked as one of the top 05 NBFIs in the country; brought home the “Service Brand of...
By Dr. Nalani Hennayake and Dr. Kumuduni Kumarihamy (Continued from Tuesday) Part III The mapping of COVID-19 cases at the local level (preferably at the GN...
