Saman Indrajith The Appropriation Bill for 2027 was presented to Parliament yesterday by Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando. The Committee on Parliamentary Business, ...

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa was yesterday remanded until 13 October after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court following her arrest by the Commission to Investigate ...

From beauty pageants and medical science to challenging British immigration policy and making political history in Scotland, yes, that’s Sri Lankan Deena Tissera, born into privilege, in Chilaw, but ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 08 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in  the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and ...

Two individuals, who pleaded guilty to charges relating to the illegal storage of firearms, ammunition and explosives at the Lactowatta estate in Wanathawilluwa, Puttalam, were sentenced to 10 years’ ...

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday accused the government of seeking to use the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) to suppress popular political activity, claiming ...

Professor Ranjith Bandara Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Colombo My life has been closely connected with Sri Lanka’s state university system for more than four decades. Its doors ...

The Colombo High Court yesterday upheld the nine-month prison sentence imposed on Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera over statements he made at a media briefing that ...

INSEE, Sri Lanka’s leading cement manufacturer and market leader, hosted the INSEE Supplier Excellence Awards 2026 recently at the Grandeeza Hotel, Negombo, under the theme “Partnership Beyond ...

Former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama was yesterday remanded until the conclusion of his trial by the Colombo High Court in a corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of ...

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the “unconstitutional ceding” of Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka, orally observed that Indian Tamil fishermen need to ...

Chairman Pradeep Kariyawasam was yesterday granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court following his arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).