A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
A total 273 Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses overhauled at a cost of Rs. 115 million were reintroduced for passenger transport at a ceremony under...
Fighting the Covid-19 pandemic: Superstitious beliefs and practices should not be given priority over the scientific process in facing the Covid-19 pandemic, says Dr. Anil Jasinghe,...
by Norman Palihawadana Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked government MPs not to be confined to their homes, but to reach out to the people by...
by Steve A. Morrell The Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB), in collaboration with the University of Peradeniya, introduced tea and its varied production components into the...
Youth for Justice Sri Lanka has called a media discussion on January 7 on the government’s decision to cremate Covid-19 positive victims. The organization said the...
As the pandemic will continue for considerable time In the context of the global economic recession and the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone is looking forward to an...
(Excerpted from Senior DIG Edward Gunawardena’s memoirs) It was indeed a privilege to meet and come to know Sir James Peter Obeysekera, a doyen of the...
‘WATCH OUT, FOLKS’, IS THE WARNING . . . by Selvam Canagaratna “A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a...
by Suresh Perera The purported “sacking” of the Lanka Sathosa Chairman over what was described as a “scandal” in the procurement of rice captured intense media...
by Zanita Careem The Double Tree by Hilton Weerawila, a property situated within the lush bird sanctuary which is home to over 40 species of birds...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directed the subject Minister and officials to intervene to stop irregularities in purchasing crops, including turmeric and maize, from farmers. Local farmers have...
Gajaba Regiment Troops presented a Military Salute to Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander, Shavendra Silva, who was promoted to the rank of a four-star...