Over a dozen SJB MPs, Maithripala skip vote By Shamindra Ferdinando In spite of differences between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and...
… condemns govt. move, finds fault with Office of AG for failing to ensure justice for Easter Sunday victims The...
Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves had exceeded the five billion US dollar mark, State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told journalists in Colombo yesterday (15). Siyambalapitiya said that in...
By Norman Palihawadane Ten persons died in eight road accidents across the country during the 24 hours that ended at noon yesterday, Police Media Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said. Thirteen others...
by Norman Palihawadane A 62-year-old woman who was receiving treatment at the Jaffna Hospital had died of Covid-19, sources there said yesterday. The woman, a resident of Arali, Jaffna,...
Chennai Super Kings overcame Mumbai Indians in a hard fought contest that saw a number of remarkable individual contributions on either side. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam...
By Norman Palihawadane A woman had drowned and her husband had gone missing while they were bathing in the Victoria Reservoir at Kumbukkandura in Teldeniya, police...
Given the importance of the IMF programme to the revival of the Sri Lankan economy, it is incumbent upon the major opposition parties, both of which...
Sri Lanka is among countries that could benefit from debt-for-nature swaps, where poorer countries have debt written off in return for protecting ecosystems, such as barrier...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) condemned the Police Department for extra judicial actions, including deaths, following a recent police assault that necessitated the surgical removal of...
Tuesday 16th April, 2024 Ruling party politicians in Sri Lanka are unarguably more equal than others, like the Pigs in Orwell’s Animal Farm, but their counterparts...
Pivithu Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila has sought official documents pertaining to India giving up claims for Katchatheevu Island from the Foreign Ministry. The PHU...
Lankan Ambassador to Israel Nimal Bandara yesterday said flights from Sri Lanka to Israel have been suspended due to the prevailing situation in Israel. The Ambassador...
In the absence of government initiative, Japan has provided USD 8.4 mn to strengthen facilities at two key Points of Entry (PoE), namely the Bandaranaike International...