SLPP dissidents lambaste HSZs: President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to abolish High Security Zones (HSZs) that had been established in Colombo and its suburbs in terms of a controversial gazette issued last Friday. Authoritative sources told The Island that President Wickremesinghe had advised the Attorney General to adopt necessary measures in this regard. Sources said […]

Series of crises SL has faced have dealt a heavy blow Reviving presents SL with an opportunity to address its long-running challenges by Sanath Nanayakkare Young people are not only the present but also the future; developing plans and policies without them is a futile exercise, they need to be the front and centre of […]

Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya emerged undefeated champions in the Western Province Schools Basketball Tournament and advanced to the All-Island School Games Basketball Championships. The Western Province School Games basketball tournament concluded during the last weekend. 29 girls’ teams featured in the tournament with 16 teams in the Under 17 category and 13 teams in the […]

Wednesday 28th September, 2022 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe regime has received a stern rebuke from the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) for suppressing the people’s democratic rights. But it is doubtful whether the HRCSL will be able to knock any sense into a bunch of politicians intoxicated with power and determined to bulldoze their way […]

By Indrawansa de Silva Professor Emeritus, USA Arguably one of the least appreciated fallouts of the Covid-19 in Sri Lanka seems to be education. According to United Nation’s early observations, Covid-19 related school closures were responsible for learning losses of 94% students worldwide. At its peak, schools were suspended nationwide in 188 countries affecting more […]

Illustrious Alumnus of Sri J’pura Wins the Lifetime Achievement Award in the United States by Dr. Sunil Nawaratne The Sri Lanka Foundation in California has selected Prof. Patrick Mendis for its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award among Sri Lankan professionals living overseas. He is among the youngest to receive this honour for his distinguished academic career, […]

It's worst fire area residents have suffered

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed Secretary Saman Ekanayake to take immediate steps to douse the fire and provide all required assistance to those affected by the major fire that broke out at the Kajeemawatta Flats in Thotalanga.

Expression of opinions on social media by public officers without following the Establishment Code shall constitute an offence leading to disciplinary action, the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration says.

A major fire has broken out at Kajeemawatta Flats in Thotalanga, the fire bridage said.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the request of the CEB for power cuts of two hours and 20 minutes for tomorrow (Sep. 28).

Market has seen 16.5 billion rupees of net offshore buying in the last 30 straight sessions

Market is waiting for direction from weekly T-bill auction on Wednesday

Lawyers and public have protested against the president's HSZ declaration

The member of Rajanganaya Pradeshiya Sabha and two others who were arrested in connection with the recent attempted bank robbery have been remanded until October 10.