BY Professor A.N.I. Ekanayake With the release of O’Level results recently once again, it is the season when educational qualifications are what is uppermost in the minds of millions of schoolchildren, their families and well wishers around the country. With emotions ranging from sheer delight to severe disappointment depending on the results obtained, one can […]

A two minutes silence will be observed islandwide tomorrow (Dec. 26) on National Safety Day from 9.25 a.m. to 9.27 a.m. in memory of all who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami and other natural disasters in Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Centre announced.

The night mail trains from Colombo Fort to Badulla and from Badulla to Colombo Fort have been cancelled today (Dec.25), Sri Lanka Railways Control Room announced.

The depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal has entered through the east coast of Sri Lanka and it is moving across the country, says the Department of Meteorology.

The Australian government has appointed Sri Lankan-born Ms Minoli Perera as Australia s next ambassador to Zimbabwe.

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 December 2022 by Department of Meteorology: The depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal has entered through the east coast of Sri Lanka and it is moving across the country. Showers or thunder showers will occur at times over most parts of the country. Very heavy showers above […]

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has issued red notice on Sri Lankan Football authorities, raising concerns over the Electoral roadmap of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in his Christmas message called upon all Sri Lankans to celebrate this Christmas meaningfully by lending a helping hand to others. The full text of the Prime Ministers Christmas Message- “Remembering the birth of Jesus Christ, who set an invaluable example to look at the world realistically, let us make this […]

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena says that this Christmas can be made a landmark beginning for making an economically prosperous, self-sufficient Sri Lanka where conflicts are resolved by the elimination of hatred and cruelty.

The depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal has entered through the east coast of Sri Lanka and it is moving across the country, says the Meteorology Department.

The National Shoora Council (NSC) has urged the Minister of Justice to place the proposed draft amendments to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) for the consideration of Muslim civil society organisations including the NSC before placing the proposed amendments for the consideration of the Cabinet. The following is the full text of the […]

by Syed Ali Mujtaba President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced his intent to resolve the long-standing North-East Tamil national question. This perhaps he is doing at the behest of India. However, he has ignored the problem of problems of the North East Muslims which are indivisibly intertwined in any solution to the Tamil problem. Muslims are a […]

By Meera Sirinivasan Sri Lanka is waiting for financing assurances from its bilateral creditors, including India and China, to tap support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Central Bank Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe. In September, the IMF reached a staff level agreement with Sri Lanka for a $2.9 billion package to help the island nation […]

ECONOMYNEXT –Fresh discussions between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the opposition TNA has focused on the release of political prisoners and lands in former conflict zones, a TNA legislator said.TNA parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran told reporters that the discussion followed an all-party meeting held recently on finding a permanent solution to Sri Lanka’s ethnic issue. “Last […]

by Nihal Jayawickrama From the best possible vantage point, Bernard Percival Peiris was a witness to the unfolding of history. In 1947, with the entering into force of the new Constitution under which Ceylon achieved self-government, he was instructed by Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake to take charge of the Cabinet Office as its Assistant Secretary. […]

Televised cricket games tend to make cricket fans pandits in the sport. After Colombo Stars knocked out tournament favourites Kandy Falcons from the finals of the Lanka Premier League, the talk of the town was whether it is time for Angelo Mathews to make a comeback for the limited overs side. Stone faced selectors have […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his Christmas message stressed that it is important for the people to extend compassion to one another and assist each other. The full text of the President’s Christmas Message is as follows The dawn of Christmas is a day to reminisce and celebrate God’s love for humanity, by the birth of […]