By Hemantha Randunu The Customs has begun checking the baggage of those who come into the country, through the VIP and VVIP gates, with effect from 23 May.Customs officials said that all politicians, and diplomats, too, will be checked. Hitherto all those tagged as VIP/VVIP have escaped hardly any scrutiny by Customs or by any […]

Chief Incumbent of Mihintale Raja Maha Viharaya, Ven. Walahahengunawewe Dhammaratana Thera said, on Thursday, that it was the IMF that ruled Sri Lanka. Addressing the media, following the commencement of religious activities, the thera said that they agree there are financial issues in the country and that the government needs to take drastic measures to […]

By Dinasena Ratugamage Politicians, representing the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and three other Tamil parties, are to visit New Delhi, in June, seeking a solution to the problems faced by residents of the North and East. The representatives of the Tamil parties will meet the Indian Prime Minister and several other Indian leaders.They are to […]

The Navy yesterday (26) brought ashore a fisherman who had fallen ill aboard a multi-day fishing trawler. The rescue operation took place approximately 460 nautical miles (about 851km) off the coast of Galle. The multi-day fishing trawler, named ‘Krevin Baba 01,’ with six crew members on board, had set sail from the Dickkovita fisheries harbour, […]

Did Raheem make a Customs declaration in Dubai? By Shamindra Ferdinando The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday backed an Opposition move to suspend MP Ali Sabri Raheem from the Parliament over gold smuggling.MP Raheem, elected to Parliament from the Puttalam district, on the Muslim National Alliance (MNA) ticket, switched his allegiance to the […]

by Rex Clementine   Afghanistan cricket team that arrived in the island earlier this week has resumed practices in Colombo with SSC being their training base. Sri Lanka meanwhile have been training at both SSC and RPS. Both teams will travel to Hambantota next week ahead of the three match ODI series. The first ODI […]

The government has unleashed suppression on the Sri Lankan student movement because of the active role it played in the anti-government protests last year, Convener for the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF), Madushan Chandrajith, claimed in Colombo, yesterday. A large number of student activists have been suspended in almost all universities, he said. The suspensions […]

Ada Derana s Ukussa yesterday (25 April) uncovered a medical racket in Kottawa, in which a doctor was found guilty of administering Glutathione , a vaccine banned in Sri Lanka, for skin whitening treatments.

Sri Lanka received USD 604 million worth of foreign investments during first quarter of 2023, State Minister of Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama says.

The Sri Lankan Rupee further appreciated against the US Dollar today (May 26), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (May 26) attended a business roundtable titled ÂSri Lanka s Economic Revival Opportunities for Japanese EnterpriseÂ.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena thanked the Saemaul Foundation of Korea for expanding its rural infrastructure and livelihood development projects when the President of Saemaul Foundation Lee Seung Jong, Governor, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, the head of the grant aid supporting body, Korea and the President of Gyambuk Art & Cultural Foundation, Koo Yum Cheol called upon him […]

During the official meeting in Tokyo on Thursday (25) between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida,  President  Wickremesinghe expressed his regret to the Japanese Government for the suspension of the Colombo Light Rail Transit (LRT) project which was being implemented with Japanese support and emphasized the need for future legislation in the […]

By Harischandra Gunaratna Chairman of the Institute of Hospitality, Dr. Harsha Jayasinghe on Tuesday said the brain drain in the country had not only led to a serious loss of talent but also hampered the industry’s ability to provide high-quality services and meet the demands of national and international visitors. Speaking at the 31st AGM […]

by Laleen Jayamanne ( Continued From Wednesday) The Multi-Ethnic fan base Gamini Fonseka, who introduced action (fights) with a new image of proletarian muscular masculinity into Sinhala cinema, was loved by both the Sinhala and Tamil male films fans for those reasons. His film Sarungale, where he played a rather sedentary Tamil Clerk (he spoke […]

Greatly saddened and given to discussion were Cass and her batch of friends on reading about the death of a 42-year-old Tamil domestic servant come to slave in a rich home in Colombo to support her very poor family in far-away Badulla. She worked at the home of teledrama producer cum businesswoman Sudharma Nethicumara. We […]

Lawyer alleges minister’s minion threatened him Attorney-at-Law Priyalal Sirisena has lodged a complaint with the Kurunegala police that he has received threats over a court case. The lawyer has recorded one of the three conversations he had with the caller who referred to a Minister while demanding an end to a legal process initiated by […]

By Uditha Devapriya Although it has always been something of a passing interest, anthropology has figured in my travels, studies, and writings over the last five years. My focus over these years has narrowed down to five areas: the different meanings that categories like race and ethnicity have acquired from the early historical period to […]