BASL condemns Ranjan Jayalal for obstructing lawyer The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday strongly condemned Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan...
Electricity consumers have opposed a government plan to obtain loans from the World Bank to meet the cost of repairs...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
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...
US President Donald Trump has issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release the hostages being held in Gaza. “I am sending Israel...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 06 MARCH 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 March 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Both assassin and accomplice posed as Attorneys-at-Law By Shamindra Ferdinando Outgoing President of the Bar Association, Anura Maddegoda, PC, said yesterday that formal arrangements hadn’t been...
Sri Lanka yesterday (05) received eight fully equipped mobile workshops from South Korea. A spokesperson for the South Korean mission here said that the mobile workshops...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (5) declared that structural reforms would be implemented in the Customs Department to establish an institutional framework that aligns with contemporary...
Indian media have speculated about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely visiting Colombo in April. WION quoted Sri Lankan sources as having said that the visit...
Thursday 6th March, 2025 Sri Lanka is no doubt a land like no other––for racketeers and fraudsters. Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe has told Parliament, in answer...
By Saman Indrajith Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that substandard coconut oil unfit for human consumption had entered the local market. Responding to a...
By Lalin I De Silva – www.vivonta.lk The history of plantations in Sri Lanka predates the structured implementation of Human Resources Management (HRM) principles. This has...
By Sanath Nanayakkare The government of Sri Lanka is navigating a precarious fiscal tightrope as it has proposed a new tax targeting individuals earning foreign revenue...
Predictably, present US efforts at exercising suzerainty, as it were, over the rest of the West and outside are facing stiff challenges. The foremost counter-challenge to...
by Reemus Fernando Equiped with a strong batting lineup and a formidable bowling unit Royal are the firm favourites when they meet arch rivals S. Thomas’...
