… 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...
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...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 22 April 2026, valid...
Iran’s IRGC says it has seized two vessels for “disrupting order and safety in the Strait of Hormuz”, The IRGC...
The importance of establishing learning centers at regional level has been identified in order to achieve multiple objectives, including the...
Approval was granted at the Cabinet Meeting held on 21-10-2025 to carry out a feasibility study and prepare detailed plans...
The Special Import Licence Regulations No. 01 of 2023, published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2312/77 dated 01-01-2023, prohibit the importation...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to appoint Iraj...
Approval was granted at the Cabinet Meeting held on 17-05-2021 to implement the recommendations submitted by the Presidential Commission appointed...
BY SURESH PERERA With Admiral (Retd.) Jayanath Colombage appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ravinatha Aryasinha, who served in the top position earlier, will...
by Vijaya Chandrasoma The only predictable thing about Trump is his predictability. He failed in his efforts to con his way to a Nobel Peace Prize,...
I was watching midday BBC World News on August 4 when the visuals of an explosion were flashed on screen as ‘breaking news’. It was repeated...
Amana Bank recently commissioned a digitally enhanced Self Banking Zone at its Dehiwala branch with the aim of providing a convenient self-banking experience to its customers,...
The late Professor Dammika Ganganath Dissanayake’s affection, compassion, passion and empathy for Japan and its people, the guidance given to Japanese diplomats to mature as Sinhala...
POPULATION CONTROL ADVOCATE AT VATICAN MEET . . . by Selvam Canagaratna “Over-population is a phenomenon connected with the survival of the unfit, and it is...
by Rex Clementine If your grandchildren ask how bad 2020 was tell them that even Ranil Wickremesinghe couldn’t survive as the leader of UNP! Ranil’s tenure...
Indonesian National Day falls on Aug. 17 by Dr.P.G. Punchihewa In spite of Sri Lanka and Indonesia (Java and Sumatra) having a common heritage based on...
Sampath Bank posted a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 5.32 Bn and a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 3.97 Bn for the six months...
India to overtake China’s bridge diplomacy in Maldives Malé (Maldives) – India on Thursday pledged $500 million to build bridges and causeways in the Maldives, as...
by C.A.Chandraprema When one reads the anguished outpourings of some yahapalanites about the restoration of the Rajapaksas to power, one thing that becomes obvious is that...
The new Cabinet of Ministers: Sitting from the left – SM Chandrasena, CB Ratnayake, Bandula Gunawardena, Janaka Bandara Thennakoon, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Prime...
