The governments of Sri Lanka and India have decided to launch a passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai in Jaffna and Karaikal in India from April  29, says the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation. Discussions in this regard have been held between the Minister of Ports and Shipping Nimal Siripala de Silva and India’s Foreign […]

By Hiran H.Senewiratne The government doesn’t have any mechanism to recover the USD 40 billion that was siphoned out of the country illegally from 2008 to 2018 by Sri Lanka’s business elites, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Peradeniya Dr. Kalpa Rajapaksha said. “Most people think that the IMF loan is a victory for […]

By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) would be privatised at the best of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants, trade unionists said yesterday. They said the government and Minister Kanchana Wijesekera were planning to hand over about 600 filling stations to some multinational companies. CPC Union Collective yesterday commenced […]

The STF arrested two suspected gangsters in the Midigama, Ahangama and in Grandpass police areas over the weekend. Police said that the 32-year-old suspect arrested at Ahangama was a member of a gang led by Nadun Chinthaka Wickremaratne alias ‘Harak Kata’ who was brought to Colombo recently after being arrested in Madagascar. When the police swooped down […]

Under 19 Cricket Off-spinner Lahiru Amarasekara produced a five-wicket haul as St. Joseph’s restricted Mahinda to 127 runs on day one of the Under 19 traditional cricket encounter at Galle on Monday. Amarasekara was ably supported by spinner Yenula Dewthusa and Muditha Dissanayake who shared the other five wickets. With wickets falling at regular intervals, […]

Five Tamil asylum seekers who attempted suicide on the British-held Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have been sent to Rwanda for medical treatment, The New Humanitarian said. The news follows a recent backlash against the British government’s immigration deterrence policies and a scandal that involved 200 unaccompanied minors who went missing after being in the care of UK immigration authoriti...

New Home Affairs Secy appointed Public Administration, Home Affairs and Local Government Ministry Secretary Neil Bandara Hapuhinna has been succeeded by Ranjith Asoka recently. President Ranil Wickremesinghe replaced Hapuhinna in the wake of SJB mayoral candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council Mujibur Rahaman, moving High Court against the Ministry Secretary, who made an abortive bid to prevent...

By Rathindra Kuruwita Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera announced yesterday that the Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for allowing China’s Sinopec, Australia’s United Petroleum and RM Parks of the USA, in collaboration with multinational Oil and Gas Company – Shell plc, to enter the fuel retail market in Sri Lanka. The minister said that each of the three companies wo...

Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (27) urged Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to act speedily on the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) request to summon Finance Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena before the parliamentary Committee on Ethics and Privileges. Addressing the media on behalf of the Freedom People’s Alliance, the former External Affairs Minister said that the […]

Govt. MPs make contradictory statements on state of economy By Shamindra Ferdinando UNP National List MP Wajira Abeywardena on Sunday (26) disclosed the issuance of a circular by the Finance Ministry to restore overtime and other payments in the public sector. The declaration was made in Galle soon after Transport and Media Minister Bandula Gunawardane […]

Sri Lanka s premium entertainment channel ÂTV Derana won the People s Television Channel of the Year Award for the 6th consecutive year at the SLIM-KANTAR People s Awards 2023.

ÂAda Derana News won the People s News Provider of the Year Award at the SLIM-KANTAR People s Awards 2023.

ÂTV Derana won the award for Youth Choice TV Channel of the Year at the SLIM-KANTAR People s Awards 2023 being held at the Monarch Imperial, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

By K Shangith China is witnessing a surge in temple tourism as hundreds of young people flock to Buddhist temples each weekend to unwind from daily pressures. Data from travel platforms in recent months showed that bookings for temple visits have more than tripled year-on-year, with young people accounting for half of those orders. According […]

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): The world is witnessing an unprecedented rate of urbanization and development, however, this has also exerted an equally significant impact on our environment and the quality of life. As a result of the urgent environmental challenges facing the world, the United Nations created 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), calling […]

Beijing [China], March 21 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has again taken a potshot at western education that talks about democratic values, as he takes over the reins for the third time, tightening his grip on China’s political, social, and cultural institutions. It may prove detrimental to the civil rights of Chinese people in the […]

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 20 (ANI): Authors, politicians, analysts, and journalists have emphasised the need of including ethnic recognition in the ongoing Pakistan census rather than language, Dawn reported. They opined that language-based identification was unfair since it would cause various ethnic groups, especially Baloch, to have lower real populations in the national data. Speaking during...

Two employees of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) have reportedly died after being admitted to Colombo National Hospital due to collapsing while trying to connect a newly constructed sewerage line at Kotahena.

Rony Talukdar, Litton Das and excellent death bowling form Taskin Ahmed helped Bangladesh beat Ireland and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series in Chattogram. The home side won the rain-interrupted game by 22 runs. Talukdar made a rapid 67, adding 91 runs for the opening stand with Litton, who struck 47. The […]

Aljazeera reported that Scotland’s governing party has elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader after a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within the pro-independence movement. Yousaf will lead the Scottish National Party as a successor to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who unexpectedly stepped down last month after eight years as leader of the […]

The fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held from July 31 to August 22, 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced.

Aljazeera reported that Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling coalition to halt its divisive judicial changes plan, “for the sake of the unity of the people of Israel, for the sake of responsibility”. The appeal on Monday by the head of state, who normally does not get […]

The program to distribute free rice to 2.9 million low-income families has commenced yesterday (March 26) in the Colombo District under the patronage of President s Senior Adviser on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake.

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) says that a suspect, who operates the drug network of the organized criminal gang leader and drug trafficker infamously known as ÂJile, who is currently in hiding in Dubai, has been arrested.