Amidst ongoing accusations that the theft of USD 2.5 mn (nearly 1 bn Rupees) from the Treasury hadn’t been properly...
The Court of Appeal yesterday (18) postponed until June 25 the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in...
The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war...
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that it is the Government’s priority...
Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, following goals from Ruben Vargas and Granit...
The United States provided details of the 14-point memorandum of understanding it reached with Iran on Wednesday. Neither has released...
Scotland take on West Indies in Leeds at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT) in Group 2 of the Women’s T20...
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones...
Oil prices have dropped following the United States and Iran’s signing of an interim peace agreement, resuming a slide interrupted...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
by Rex Clementine Sri Lanka Cricket has roped in Grant Luden to their coaching staff ahead of the two Test series against England. South African Luden...
Gearing for one-of-a-kind production in the region • 80% of production to be exported • Combines local talent with European technology • More focus on building...
Covid-19 under control: by Suresh Perera The Covid-19 pandemic in the Western province is now under control with small but manageable clusters emerging from time to...
by Norman Palihawadana Several private sectors companies have pledged to contribute Rs. 10 billion towards the government’s efforts to procure new vaccinations developed in the world...
by Dr. Sarala Fernando A remark attributed to the US Congress that “Sri Lanka is a valuable piece of real estate” had made the news here...
The new year greetings of hope for 2021 were marred by the news that ‘Master’ Weerasingham, an English teacher of excellent repute at Royal College who...
by Rukmini Attygalle Standing on tip toe, Premila reached for the small box hidden under the pile of neatly stacked saris on the top shelf of...
by Malinda Seneviratne This column focuses on local politics. As opposed to global affairs. However, ‘local-global’ is, as sociologists would point out, a false dichotomy. What...
It is clear that the coronavirus pandemic in Sri Lanka has gone beyond the patient and group of contacts (“Cluster”) stage, and is now widespread around...
January 5, 2021 (LBO) – 100 years is a time period of significance. In the last century people have seen world war, slavery, colonialism, apartheid, nuclear...
Vini Vitharana was born on June 2, 1928 at Pallikudawa, Tangalle. He had his early education at Christ Church College, Tangalle and entered Mahinda College, Galle...
LOLC Group recently signed an MoU with the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo (UoC), extending its engagement with the UoC Partnership Program for another...
