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...
An auxiliary staff member of the Indian High Commission, Colombo has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, the HC said issuing a press release. The staff member...
Ayurveda preparation ‘Sudarshana’ in state hospitals The Sri Lanka Association of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (SLACPT) yesterday said that they found it difficult to agree with...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stresses a point during meeting at the Presidential Secretariat (pic courtesy President’s Office) The COVID-19 task force had stressed the need to shut...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka released its report on “Recent Economic Developments: Highlights of 2020 and Prospects for 2021”. The Report can be downloaded from...
by Ifham Nizam Hundreds of Blue Whales were seen close to the beach in the Panadura Coastal belt yesterday. Hundreds of people rushed to the beach...
Priyal de Silva, a retired General Manager of Railways and Past President, Institute of Engineers, who had also been the Chief Engineer Way and Works Department,...
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 The whole world is watching the US. The outcome of today’s presidential election will have repercussions across the globe; they are diplomatic,...
The recent correspondence on trees and the environment reminded my ageing memory of a fascinating bit of oral history I heard from a veteran Kachcheri officer...
… laments absence of consensus among Tamil parties regarding ex-LTTE cadres in custody By Shamindra Ferdinando Democratic People’s Front (DPF) leader Mano Ganesan, MP, has strongly...
By Jehan Perera The rapid spread of the coronavirus has become the focus of national attention. The extension of the three day lockdown and 24...
An engaging presence By CAPT. ROHAN JOSEPH /SRI LANKA NAVY (Carried in the latest issue of US military journal Indo-Pacific Defence FORUM) During the past decade,...
After the arrival, discussions and departure of Jiechi of China and Pompeo of the US, we hear about “Debt Traps”. Some say there are no debt...