By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka’s once highly-praised healthcare system is facing a severe crisis, and the root causes can be traced to corruption, nepotism, cronyism, and mismanagement, according to Professor Indika Karunathilake, the Secretary-General of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH). In a scathing assessment of the situation, Professor Karunathilake highlighted...

The Automobile Association of Ceylon (AAC) the largest motoring organization in the country advocating Road Safety in Sri Lanka has launched a new concept to improve the quality of driving by introducing awareness among motorists on the danger of “distracted driving” using mobile phones while driving on the theme “Drive in the Moment”. A press […]

Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana, an awards programme aimed at empowering the remarkable women of Sri Lanka, proudly returns for its fourth consecutive instance this year, jointly organised by NDB Bank and Sirasa News 1st. The awards programme has gained a reputation as a prestigious platform that spotlights the incredible contributions of women from diverse fields, including […]

by Rajan Philips The first part of the title needs no elaboration. The second part is an unfolding question that has many answers to it, and which one of them will eventually prevail also depends on multiple factors. Objective circumstances, agency roles and subjective leadership moves are all at play. The simplest way to exit […]

The Institute of Chemistry Ceylon launched the 2023 regular batch for its Bachelor of Science Honours (BSc Hons) degree in Chemical Science and the Graduateship in Chemistry (GIC) degree program on October 14, 2023, at the Adamantane House in Rajagiriya. Students, who were admitted based on results from advanced level, Edexcel, and Cambridge examinations, were […]

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has reached a decision to include 10 more sites in Sri Lanka in the World Heritage List.Director General of the Central Cultural Fund Prof. Gamini Ranasinghe said the proposals will be submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The list of sites to be nominated includes Buddhist meditation monasteries of […]

by Zinara Ratnayake It’s Lansi food,” Stephanie Herft begins to describe lamprais. Herft is the founder of Lansi’s, a home-based food delivery business that began in May 2019, in Colombo. I’m talking to Herft over the phone on a Sunday evening. She had just delivered a carton of lamprais, a Sunday afternoon staple at Lansi […]

Last week’s removal of Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella from his position was not altogether unexpected. True, he had predictably weathered a motion of no confidence in parliament last month after a three-day debate, thanks to the pohottuwa’s voting strength. Although he had the confidence of 113 members of the SLPP and a 40-vote majority, he […]

Sri Lanka and France convened the inaugural bilateral consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries at a senior official level earlier this week in Colombo.

The remains of the Sri Lankan woman, Anula Jayathilake who was killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict, have been brought to the island this morning (Oct. 28).

The Sri Lankan government has gazetted the requirements that need to be met in order to conduct duty-free retail business operations or duty-free shopping mall operations at the Colombo Port City.

Minister of Industry and Health, Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, stated that due to the limited availability of land for industrial purposes in Sri Lanka, the objective is to designate 1% of the island nation s total land area for industrial use.

Banking consultant Ravi Abeysuriya has passed away. With a proven track record of establishing and managing several Financial Sector Institutions in Credit Rating, Investment Research Outsourcing, Investment Banking, Stock Broking and Asset Management, Abeysuriya possessed over several decades of hands-on practical experience and broad knowledge of financial market operations in Sri Lanka. He was ...

By Shamindra Ferdinando Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, MP, has stressed the pivotal importance of public protests against waste, corruption, irregularities and mismanagement.Alleging that those who had been entrusted with the task of governing the country have instead ruined it, Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Fonseka, on Thursday, said that every citizen should bear […]

Analysts have condemned the politicizing of China’s legal scientific activity in the Indian Ocean after some Indian media made sensational claims about an oceangoing geophysical research ship from China that docked at a port in Sri Lanka, adding that the claims merely serve India’s regional strategy. The oceangoing geophysical research ship Shiyan 6 reportedly docked […]

A 54-year-old man who headed a financial institution that had not been approved by the Central Bank was arrested on Thursday for defrauding 9.9 billion rupees.The name of the unauthorised financial company is Eyon Lanka Investment and Film Production International Company (Pvt.) Limited. The suspect was arrested by officers of the Financial and Commercial Crime […]

Sri Lanka’s services exports have recorded a substantial growth, surging by 55.6 percent to reach USD 2,304 million by end of last month compared to first nine months of 2022, as reported by the Export Development Board (EDB). Services exports include services such as ICT/BPO, construction, financial services, transport, and logistics. In September, the EDB […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged all politicians and citizens to set their sights on a new vision for the nation, emphasizing the need to build a new country, a fresh economy and a reinvigorated political system, united for the common good.

The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo has set up two emergency hotline mobile numbers for Sri Lankan nationals residing in the Middle East.

At an event held at  Royal College, Colombo to mark ‘A century of educational excellence at Reid Avenue‘,  President Ranil Wickremesinghe,  acknowledging the inherent political differences in a multi-party democracy and  made a solemn call to all politicians and citizens alike urging  them to set their sights on a new vision for the nation, emphasizing […]