The Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued yesterday (06), quoted State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya as having informed Singapore’s Senior Minister of State, Foreign...
By Saman Indrajith Ex-President and Polonnaruwa District MP Maitripala Sirisena, in Parliament, on Tuesday, denied media reports that he and Mahinda Rajapaksa, as former presidents, had...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Organ transplant operations at Western Hospital (Western Infirmary) at Borella, Colombo 08, have been suspended pending investigations into the alleged kidney racket, according...
During a recent examination of the Western Provincial Road Development Authority by the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), it was revealed that two concrete placing machines,...
By Ifham Nizam The Department of Wildlife and Conservation has earned a record revenue from tourists who came aboard two luxury cruise ships that arrived in...
Quorum shouldn’t be abused, warns Prof. Peiris By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. G.L. Peiris, MP, has said that the existing Independent Commissions (ICs) should continue until the...
Sandya Ekneligoda is among BBC’s list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2022. Global music phenomenon Billie Eilish, Ukraine’s First Lady...
The 8th Sri Lanka Air Force contingent, assigned for deployment under UN command in the Central African Republic (CAR), departed on Dec 4. The contingent comprised...
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE KANDY -The University of Peradeniya has received, for the second consecutive year, the prestigious Gold Award for the best annual report and accounts...
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will not be privatised, CEB Chairman Nalinda Illangakoon yesterday said, adding that the Generation and Distribution branches would...