Indian HC Santosh Jha yesterday (10) explained how the worldwide Covid-19 epidemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict had enhanced the Indo-Lanka ‘relationship.’Addressing the India-Sri Lanka Defence Seminar at the Taj, Jha said: “Like in other areas, we are cooperating closely on security and defence matters. Because of our geography, our security is interlinked and intertw...

Thursday 11th April, 2024 Astrologers were clashing over the traditional New Year auspicious times or nekath, at the time of writing. Some of them are of the view that the nekath prepared by what is described as the State Astrologers’ Committee of the Department of Cultural Affairs will have malefic effects on the country. However, […]

Sections of progressive opinion in Sri Lanka are currently commemorating the second anniversary of the country’s epochal ‘Aragalaya’, which brought down the dictatorial and racist Gotabhaya Rajapaksa regime. April 9th 2022 needs to be remembered especially as the date on which Sri Lankans in their tens of thousands, irrespective of ethnic, religious and language differences […]

by Sanath Nanayakkare Five million undecided voters are waiting to hear the economic policies of the presidential candidates who will be running for President in October 2024, Member of Parliament Dr. Charitha Herath of Nidahas Janatha Sabawa (Freedom People’s Congress) told the media yesterday. Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka sometime […]

A response to the ‘Anatomy of a movement: Jathika Chinthanaya’ by Dr. Sumedha S. Amarasekara This article is a response to the question- ‘If the failure of the left was what portended Jathika Chinthanaya, what would the sterility and decay of Jathika Chinthanaya portend?’ asked by Uditha Devapriya (UD) at the end of his article: […]

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana I, too, have been watching, like many millions with a conscience around the world, with a sense of helplessness, hopelessness and frustration, the indiscriminate massacre of thousands of innocent civilians, including children and the sick in Gaza by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) with the help of the West. I find it […]

The 74th Annual General Meeting of the United Nations Association of Sri Lanka was held on Sunday, 31st March 2024 at the UNASL National Secretariat in Panadura.The following were unanimously elected to the National Executive Committee of the United Nations Association of Sri Lanka, for the fiscal year 2024/2025. President: Mr. M. M. Zawahir Chairman […]

Japan promised to provide a stock of high-tech scanners valued at USD 8.4 million US dollars, to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) at Katunayake and the Colombo Port. The first batch of equipment, under the grant aid, was handed over to the Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva, by the Japanese […]

Nineteen Indian fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy were on Tuesday repatriated to India, the Indian High Commission said, almost a week after a similar number of fishermen were sent back to their home country.

In a significant diplomatic exchange, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan engaged in a telephone conversation with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka on Wednesday (10).

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan engaged in a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka. The dialogue encompassed a range of crucial topics aimed at bolstering bilateral relations between the two nations. =

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) crossed the 12,000-point mark at the end of trading on Wednesday (10).

All postal workers have agreed to work on 12 April, despite it being a public holiday, to handle the significant volume of goods received by the Central Mail Exchange for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season, for the first time in its history.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed 22-year-old Sri Lanka legspinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga at his reserve price of INR 50 lakh. Hasaranga was officially ruled out of IPL 2024 on Saturday owing to chronic pain in his heel that initially delayed his arrival for the tournament. Viyaskanth first rose to […]

Islamic adherents worldwide engage in fasting for a month, guided by the noble intention of fostering personal growth and benefiting others. The Holy Quran underscores the importance of adhering to such virtuous practices from antiquity, illuminating the path towards righteousness and spiritual fulfillment. As the Sri Lankan Islamic community observes Ramadan this year, it coincides […]

The Eid-Ul- Fithr Festival Prayers will be organized by the Memon Association of Sri Lanka on the Eid-Ul-Fithr Festival day on the 10th or 11th April 2024 at 8 a.m. at the Galle Face Green” In case of rain on the Festival day, the prayers will take place at the Memon Association Hall at No. […]

Five Japanese local government institutions recently donated 517 bicycles to be distributed among schoolchildren. Japanese Ambassador Misukoshi Hideaki participated in the handing over ceremony at Water’s Edge Hotel, Battaramulla where Education Minister Premjayantha was also present. The Japanese Embassy in Colombo said that these bicycles were donated through a project implemented by Child Fund ...

On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 05th to 15th of April in this year. The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead tomorrow (10th) are Tambuttegama, Medirigiriya, Ihala Puliyankulama, Rajanganaya, Eppawala and  Vakarai at about […]

by Rex Clementine In sports and life, it’s all about grabbing the opportunities from both hands. Often, we tend to cry over spilled milk and turn a blind eye when new opportunities or ventures open up. Kamindu Mendis is a great example of making most of his chances. The left-handed batter from Richmond College, Galle […]