The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) wouldn’t be amended in view of the...
Sri Lanka’s economy has “stabilised decisively” under its International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported programme, with growth rebounding, tax revenues doubling, and...
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple...
Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr Harini Amarasuriya said that she hoped that the...
Pavan Rathnayake has re-entered Sri Lanka’s T20I squad following his 121 off 115 balls in the third ODI against England....
Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup after beating West Indies by 22 runs in Harare courtesy...
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the official launch of the National Strategic Action Plan to monitor and...
Shiyam Dube hammered the third-fastest fifty by an Indian batter in T20Is, finishing with 65 off 23 balls, but it...
A South Korean court has sentenced former First Lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in prison...
A plane crash has killed the deputy chief minister of India’s Maharashtra state, Ajit Pawar, the country’s aviation regulator has...
A new circular has been issued by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to provide relief to micro,...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that food safety practices should not be confined merely to the school curriculum, but...
Vietnamese President Luong Cuong warmly welcomed President Anura Kumara Disanayake during an official ceremony held in Hanoi on Monday (05) morning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology At 3.30 p.m. 05 May 2025, valid for 06 May...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 06 MAY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 MAY 2025 by the Department of Meteorology . Misty conditions can be expected at...
As the Election Commission (EC) finalised arrangements for the conduct of the Local Government polls today (06), election watchdog PAFFREL has accused Prime Minister Dr. Harini...
The College of Cardinals will gather beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, tasked with the solemn duty of choosing a successor to...
A group of non-governmental organisations and their linked individuals have urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayakaye to withdraw the Personal Data Protection Act (amendment) Bill (Data Protection...
The Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) has called applications for its two flagship Chemistry programmes: the Bachelor of Science Honours (BSc Hons) degree in Chemical Science...
Tuesday 6th May, 2025 Elections to 339 local government (LG) institutions are set to take place today––at long last. The terms of the local councils, which...
Former SLPP Matara District parliamentarian Weerasumana Weerasinghe (Communist Party) said that former Pohottuwa seniors representing the Matara District had shed their differences to field combined groups...
The mighty haka echoed through the hills of Kandy as New Zealand’s Under-85 kg rugby team, a touring side from the land of the long white...
The local government elections, long delayed and much anticipated, are shaping up to be a landmark political event. These elections were originally due in 2023, but...
I refer to the editorial of The Island, dated 24.04 2025, under the title ‘Good governance: Pie in the sky?’ and the article of Dr. Upul...
