Interdicted Deputy Director at the National Hospital, Sri Lanka (NHSL) Dr. Rukshan Bellana yesterday (29) alleged that the powers that...
BIA unions, including those affiliated to political parties, are demanding bonuses equal to five months’ basic salaries. A group of...
Donald Trump said he hoped to reach phase two of the Gaza peace plan “very quickly”, as he warned Hamas...
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from a prolonged illness....
President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied allegations by Russia that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s...
After three one-sided, low-scoring encounters, the fourth T20I between India and Sri Lanka exploded into a run-fest in Thiruvananthapuram, with...
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically...
Family sources have confirmed that the interment of singer Latha Walpola will be performed at the General Cemetery Borella on...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in...
New York has woken up to its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm blanketed parts of...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website...
Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that...
By Nisheni Atapattu ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s women have suffered disproportionately due to several crises, Deputy Minister of child and women affairs, Namal Sudarshana said at the launch...
Viet Nam is looking to further strengthen cultural, economic and people to people links as 50 years of diplomatic relations is marked in 2025, Ambassador Trinh...
by Rajan Philips “You may not be interested in the world order-but it is interested in you,” opines The Economist in its latest lead editorial, entitled...
Al Jazeera last week released, after some delay, an interview with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, conducted in London some weeks ago. It is now on You...
(Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar, by Bradman Weerakoon) In April 1971, there occurred the JVP insurrection which assumed significant proportions in the Ampara district. Rohana Wijeweera,...
(Excerpted from Fallen Leaves, an anthology of memoirs by LC Arulpragasam) In 1962, I joined FAO as the Land Tenure Officer in its Regional Office in...
By Uditha Devapriya In November last year, the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies (AISLS) organised a joint lecture on Ananda Coomaraswamy at the International Centre...
“Soon, soon, to faithful warriors comes the rest” by Zingari Was it not sacriIege when for the first time in the history of Remembrance Day of...
The Election Commission has announced that individuals who turn 18 years of age by 1 February 2025 will be eligible to vote in the upcoming local...
By Chaminda Silva The government is considering maize imports to meet the growing demand for animal feed production and other industries, Minister of Livestock, Land, and...
Between 4,000 and 5,000 children are born with birth defects in Sri Lanka each year, with heart-related conditions being the most common, according to Dr. Kapila...
The 75th annual Prince of Wales vs. St. Sebastian’s College Big Match, Moratuwa’s most significant social event, took place at De Soysa Park from February 28...
