‘Public Debt Management Bill threat to democratic governance’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Opposition MP Charitha Herath yesterday (30) alleged that the...
The government has decided to prohibit corporal punishment. Taking to ‘X’, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the Cabinet had approved...
Microsoft has announced plans to invest $1.7bn in artificial intelligence and cloud services in Indonesia. Under the plans unveiled by...
Thousands of people have been evacuated and flights disrupted after Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupted again, sending thick clouds of ash...
Addressing the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) May Day rally in Kotagala this morning (01) President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the...
A stunning death-overs implosion from Pakistan amidst more all-round heroics from Hayley Matthews helped West Indies take an unassailable 3-0...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his World Labour Day message invited all political parties to join hands in charting a path...
Heat index Advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 4.30 p.m. 30 April 2024, valid for 01...
Australia’s newest budget airline has gone into voluntary administration, after abruptly cancelling all of its flights on Tuesday. Bonza’s financial...
State Minister of Power and Energy, Indika Anuruddha Herath assured that there have been no reported landslides or other issues...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to participate in two May-Day rallies tomorrow (01). The May Day Rally organized by the...
Cash-strapped Pakistan is poised to receive a $1.1bn loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after a key meeting...
European Union authorities have started action against 20 airlines for misleading “greenwashing” practices. In a statement on Tuesday, the European Commission and national consumer protection authorities...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 May 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa...
More than 100 people have been arrested in Spain accused of stealing thousands of euros from WhatsApp users by claiming to be relatives in distress. Police...
Wednesday 1st May, 2024 Another International Workers’ Day has dawned. Grand preparations have been made in this country to celebrate it amidst an unprecedented economic crisis....
An election is approaching and all the political parties are ready to hammer and tongs at one another. Each promising the never-ending promises made over the...
by AJA Abeynayake The Colombo High Court yesterday acquitted and discharged former minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage in a money laundering case. The case was called before Colombo High Court...
Inflation rate rose to 1.5 percent year on year in April from 0.9 percent in March, accordign to the Statistics Department. The Colombo Consumer Price Index,...
By AJA Abeynayake The Court of Appeal yesterday deferred its decision on whether to consider the writ petition filed by former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella seeking an order...
Those who make irresponsible statements against others must keep in mind that their actions amount to a sin against truth and justice, Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm...
By Norman Palihawadane The STF nabbed a person who was trying to sell eleven ‘elephant pearls’ (gaja muthu) and a silver receptacle at Batticaloa on Monday,...
The bottom 50 percent of the Sri Lankan population owns less than four percent of the national wealth when the top one percent owns 32 percent of...
President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved Parliament in late June 2015 to save his Yahapalana partner UNP from the COPE (Committee of Public Enterprises) probe report on the...
