Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya yesterday sad that the Executive Presidency would be abolished, in line with the NPP’s election manifesto....
Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that the suspension of duties imposed on Dr. Rukshan Bellana, Deputy Director of the...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
The United States military is “striking very seriously against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in Syria”, President Donald Trump said, a week...
Pakistan marched into the final of the Under 19 Asia Cup with a clinical eight wicket win over Bangladesh in...
Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George’s patient half-centuries helped India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-reduced game and set up an...
Dasun Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s T20I captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. The move to...
GovPay, Sri Lanka’s Government Digital Payment Platform concluded the year 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction...
Devon Conway brought up a double-century and pushed New Zealand into such a strong position in Mount Maunganui that they...
At times during the first half of the third day at Adelaide Oval, England threatened to keep their Ashes hopes...
As a knowing friend pronounced, the usual way we judge parity of sexes in politics is percentage presence in Parliament which is definitely not an accurate...
This year’s Awards Night was as good as a theatre production with its slick programme starting at the proposed time and ending equally early leaving those...
Crime and Punishment are perennial, vexed, debatable matters that can aptly be applied to the current controversy on the appropriateness of corporal punishment by schoolteachers. Much...
A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., also known as Baurs, recently announced the appointment of Daniela J Munasinghe as Director of its three subsidiaries, namely Baurs...
(AFP) Time for the daily staff meeting at Sri Lanka’s Hotel Amba Yaalu where woman manager Jeewanthi Adhikari jokes: “This won’t look very serious, there are...
A blessing in disguise The disharmony that exists between the ruling party and the opposition within Sri Lanka’s parliament, provincial councils and local government authorities at...
ILM Shipping Services (Pvt) Ltd has strengthened its Internal Transfer Vehicle (ITV) operations at the Hambantota Port with the addition of a new fleet of prime...
Evolving ethnic conflict and emerging Indian factor The general elections of 1977, which Sirimavo Bandaranaike had called, on July 21 saw another of those dramatic swings...
It gives me a great sense of pride and delight to write this. We all change as we traverse the pathway of our lives. I have...
Today, April 20, 2025, Most Venerable Tirikunamale Ananda Mahâ Thera, the Mahânâyaka Thera or Prelate of the Amarapura Sri Dhammarakshita Mahânikâya and Chief Abbot of Siri...
The Annual General Meeting of the 102 year old Sri Lanka Magic Circle was held recently at its headquarters situated at ‘Vishmithapaya’, 156, Templer Road, Mount...
In an era defined by rapid technological advancement, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is emerging as a transformative force for economies worldwide. As Sri Lanka spearheads its...
