I was very saddened by the news that my dear friend Nazeer had passed away. Nazeer was a very close friend of mine, my parents & siblings for about 65 years. He was living at Hudson road, Colombo 03 with his family and first attended Marshall Preparatory school in Kollupitiya. Thereafter went to STC Prep. […]

by Kumar David Remember Dickens? “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom; it was the age of foolishness”. America has the finest medical technology, its operating theatres are superb (when you walk past one it looks like a NASA space control centre), the surgeons, […]

Vindya Perera, Managing Directress at Brilliant Cuts (Pvt) Ltd, won the Young Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award at the recently held ‘WCIC Prathibhabhisheka – The Women Entrepreneur Awards 2022’ organized by the Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC). Vindya Perera received the award at the event that was held under the patronage of […]

Ceymed, the largest non-hospital laboratory chain in Sri Lanka, recently expanded its service network with the unveiling of its newly refurbished centre in the heart of the Nugegoda town. The Ceymed Nugegoda Centre boasts of a fully-equipped OPD and ETU run by a qualified and experienced panel of doctors, Operating Theatre facilities, Exercise ECG and […]

AIA Insurance last week announced the appointment of its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Sasith Bambaradeniya, effective January 2023. He counts over 15 years of experience in marketing, communications, strategic planning and operations leadership and is a proven marketing leader who had spearheaded some notable and award-winning campaigns and disruptive innovation in the local insurance [̷...

By A spectator It was 10.45 am on January 31, 1996. That was the time and the date which will continue to be etched in the memories of many. The bombing of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was one of the of the most tragic and deadly acts perpetrated by the LTTE. For 29 […]

The final rites of veteran Sri Lankan filmmaker Sumitra Peries, who passed away on Thursday (19 Jan.), were performed with full state honours this afternoon (21 Jan.).

A court in northern France has sentenced 14 Sri Lankan nationals to prison for operating a people-smuggling ring across Europe  part of a continent-wide attempt to crack down on the lucrative criminal networks.

New Zealand High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Michael Appleton met with the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters yesterday (21 Jan.).

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has informed the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) that power cuts will have to be imposed even during the 2022 G.C.E Advanced Level Examination, scheduled to begin on Monday (23 Jan.).

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the Local Government election will be held on 9th March 2023

Sri Lanka Navy, on Thursday (19 Jan.), seized two consignments carrying a collective of nearly 1,000 kilograms of smuggled turmeric in Jaffna, while four suspects have also been apprehended.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has decided not to impose power outages after 07-00 p.m. during the period in which the 2022 G.C.E Advanced Level Examination is scheduled to take place.

PROPOSED SECOND MASSIVE POWER TARIFF HIKE By Rathindra Kuruwita Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake, yesterday said that he would take legal action to protect the independence of the Commission. Ratanayake said two members of the PUCSL had met President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday (19) and, following the meeting, […]

Two days after China opposed a supposed visit by the Dalai Lama to Sri Lanka, an official for the Tibetan government-in-exile said the spiritual leader has no plans to visit the island nation, although he has been invited, On Tuesday, China had said Sri Lanka, currently a bankrupt nation, must safeguard its bilateral relationship with […]

Suggests making Trinco an energy hub Energy security is one of Sri Lanka’s most serious challenges and a solution must encompass the larger region, S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, said yesterday, in Colombo.He said Sri Lanka has enormous renewable energy potential that can become a sustainable source of revenue, while Trincomalee can […]

India was the first country to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plans by notifying its financial assurances to the IMF, Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Ali Sabry said yesterday, in Colombo, at the joint press conference with his Indian counterpart, S. Jaishankar. “To receive IMF assistance we needed the timely assurances of our creditors, India has […]