Govt. rations stocks as imports falter By Ifham Nizam The government faces a looming fertiliser crisis ahead of the 2026...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) spokesman Pubudu Jayagoda says the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court order that the ruling JVP...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 31 March 2026, valid for...
Approval has been granted at the Cabinet meeting held on 27-06-2012 to provide cultivable agricultural lands from the lower Uma...
In view of the prevailing war situation in the Middle East region and its impact on the economy, the Government...
In accordance with the guidance of the Most Venerable Mahanayake Theros and the All Ceylon Shasanarakshaka Mandalaya, it has been...
Having considered the resolution furnished by the Prime Minister in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational...
Lahore Qualandars have fined Shaheen Shah Afridi PKR 1 million (approx. USD 3600) following the incident that saw the Punjab...
New IPL season, new-look team, but same-old batting troubles for Chennai Super Kings [CSK]. On Monday, their powerplay score of...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 30 March 2026, valid...
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted approval to increase electricity tariffs with effect from 1st April...
Before Sunday, Mumbai Indians had never chased down a 220-plus target in their previous seven attempts. MI had never won...
The highest levels of government have expressed serious concern about the sluggish pace of capital spending by Ministries, with some having utilised as little as 11%...
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners yesterday (08) said it would be President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s responsibility to take punitive action against the Prisons Department...
One of Sri Lanka’s beloved and iconic artistes, Iranganie Serasinghe, celebrates her birthday today (09).Born in 1927, Serasinghe is a pioneering figure in Sri Lankan theatre...
The country has been without aviation gasoline (Avgas) for more than six weeks, and that had disrupted flight training schools and grounding light aircraft, SLPP National...
Chamal Rajapaksa, a former Minister and senior member of the Rajapaksa family, is to be questioned by the police in the coming days, over allegations that...
A blue-and-yellow macaw, valued at over Rs. 500,000, has been stolen from the Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens, according to a complaint lodged with the Dehiwala Police...
Top officials of the National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM) have raised serious concerns over political pressure for them to withdraw a Court of Appeal case...
Monday 9th June, 2025 Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna has made an absurd claim presumably to create suspicion in the minds of the public that 323...
by Dr B. J. C. Perera MBBS(Cey), DCH(Cey), DCH(Eng), MD(Paed), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lond), FRCPCH(UK), FSLCPaed, FCCP, Hony. FRCPCH(UK), Hony. FCGP(SL) Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow,...
A recent visit to Kotmale Dairy’s Banduragoda plant provided a firsthand look at how the vision of a leading Sri Lankan corporate leader is being realized.The...
Street shows meant for profit-making and entertainment overshadow the sacred meaning of the festival, they say Buddhist monks have urged the government to ban commercial entertainment...
The ever-rising price increases of all commodities has laid a heavy burden on the ordinary consumer whose income doesn’t increase at the same rate. Some unscrupulous...
