An estimated 10% of girls are married before the age of 18 in Sri Lanka, as the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) does not set a minimum...
Six Lankan artefacts will be returned to Sri Lanka by the Netherlands during a two-day event at the Colombo National Museum. Issuing a statement, the Netherlands...
A Sri Lankan family of four, who were stranded in Gaza, safely returned to Colombo on Nov 24, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. It said that...
…slams colleague over criticism of US envoy’s conduct By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Chandima Weerakkody has lashed out at fellow ruling party MP and Chairman of...
SJB: CEB not interested in recovering unpaid electricity bills amounting to Rs 65 bn By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila, MP, yesterday (26)...
National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) has flayed the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government for its failure to take meaningful measures to control waste, corruption and irregularities. Sunil Jayasekera has,...
by Rex Clementine Many attempts had been made by the cricket hierarchy since they stayed the appointment of an Interim Committee through an injunction that cricket...
ECONOMYNEXT –A Minister warns of emerging racism in the island nation targeting ethnic minorities ahead of 2024 elections while regretting the past racism-led events including riots...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe last week faced a googly from Indian Firstpost presenter Palki Sharma in a widely telecast interview recorded in Colombo when she blandly asked...
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on Thursday, decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR)...