United States President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat...
… announces temporary relief package President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday acknowledged in Parliament that the import of substandard coal had...
The wife of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, has been granted political asylum in the US. Khashoggi died...
Hamas, the group which controls the Gaza Strip, has ruled out any more hostage releases until Israel agrees to a “full cessation of aggression”. Israel says...
The final game of England’s tour ended much like the first: with Shai Hope clinching victory for West Indies with a match-winning six. His unbeaten, run-a-ball...
Weather forcast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
The SJB has cautioned the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government against counting loans received from the IMF, World Bank and ADB as external buffers as they have to be...
Sri Lanka faces solar setback By Rathindra Kuruwita. Secretary of the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and Chairman of the Power and Energy Council...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Foreign Ministry has received information about 56 Sri Lankans, trapped in an area known as the Cyber Criminal Area (CCA) in Myanmar.Attorney...
Thileepan commemoration: The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) official Anjana Chandrasiri yesterday (21) said that they would take legal action to oust Ahila Illankai Thamil Congress parliamentarian...
Two former presidents on Wednesday have said that most people will find it impossible to live after 01 January 2024 due to VAT increases. Former president...
The Inland Revenue Department yesterday (21) issued the list of goods and services that would be exempted from the enhanced Value Added Tax (VAT) regime that...
Spectacle of the past week was the SLPP Convention held at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Of course, the crowds were present – transported from outstations since nobody...
by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Memories are short, unfortunately, or maybe fortunately! In most minds, the nightmare we went through with the Covid-19 pandemic is a distant...