Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday in Parliament lambasted a circular issued by the Health Minister preventing health officials from revealing details about the existing pandemic to...
By Saman Indrajith China and its people had been unwavering friends of this nation since time immemorial and Sri Lankan people would never forget the role...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Office yesterday (20) said that a ministerial subcommittee discussed the sharp increase in crude oil prices compared to 2019 and 2020. The...
BY Rathindra Kuruwita Sinopharm vaccine took six weeks to be effective and it did not provide an immediate solution to the current health emergency, President of...
Instead of wasting time to secure vaccines, the government must take steps to control the rapid spread of COVID-19, UNP leader and former PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday ordered that ambulances using the expressways be exempted from tolls. The Minister instructed Secretary to the Ministry...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The ‘Langama Pasala, Hondama Pasala’ (nearest school is the best school) project, launched by previous government to develop schools, had been halted, Ceylon...
Sri Lanka hasn’t been able to secure a sufficient stock of AstraZeneca vaccines needed for booster doses in the Western Province. Government sources told The Island...
21st May 2021 – The ceremonial auction of Wisdom in the Leaf in March 2021 brought the now silent Colombo tea auction room alive with tea...
By Sanath Nanayakkare The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is not in a position to put pressure on commercial banks to offer moratoriums continuously as there...