By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lankan universities need about 11,900 academics to function optimally, but, however, only 6,300 lecturers were available by the beginning of the year, Prof. Barana Jayawardana, Department of Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, and the head of the Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA), said. Prof. Jayawardena added that the number could […]

A Dutch cultural delegation led by State Secretary for Culture and Media in the Netherlands, Gunay Uslu, will be visiting Sri Lanka from 27th to 31st August. The State Secretary is making a special visit to Sri Lanka to sign the legal document transferring the ownership of the cultural artifacts that will be returned to […]

By Saman Indrajith There were attempts to create communal disharmony to gain political advantage, Defence State Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon told Parliament on Thursday.Tennakoon added that the intelligence and security apparatus were closely monitoring the individuals trying to create clashes around the Kurundimale temple, in Mullaitivu. Responding to a query by Opposition and SJB leader [...

The Court of Appeal on Friday (25 Aug) issued an interim order suspending an Extraordinary Gazette which halted the operations of the Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS).

After the superannuation of Indian Ambassador to Australia Manpreet Vohra this December, Indian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay is tipped to succeed him at Canberra, while Indian Ambassador to EU, Santosh Jha, is set to replace Baglay in Colombo.

By J. Edward Moreno Tremors in China’s real estate market are shaking the country’s economy, as well as the world, which has come to rely on China as a reliable engine of growth. Major developers are faltering as they face huge losses, struggle with mountains of debt and miss payments to lenders. A long-running building boom […]

Incessant rain in Malahide, Dublin forced the abandonment of the final T20I between Ireland and India without a ball being bowled. Match officials Jareth McCready and Paul Reynolds as well as Match Referee Graham McCrea took the call after a final inspection at 17.45 local time. While the shower had passed, it had left plenty […]

Ratnapura District SJB MP Hesha Withanage told Parliament yesterday that Rs 67,693,679 had been spent by Sri Lanka Cricket for 14 persons to travel to Australia to watch the Men’s T20 cricket World Cup last year. When the waste of funds came to light following an audit conducted on the request of Sports Minister Roshan […]

By Saman Indrajith The Cricekt Borad crisis cannot be sorted out without changing the method of electing office-bearers, says Chief Opposition Whip SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella told parliament yesterday. Participating in an adjournment debate on an Auditor General’s Department report on SLC officials participating in the Men’s T-20 world cup tournament in Australia last year, […]

Sri Lanka National Team players visited the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) for Children this morning in order to support the ‘Little Hearts Project’ of the hospital.During the visit, the players visited the cardiology ward and cardio-thoracic ward of the hospital. The national players, coaches, and team management took part in the visit.They were accepted by […]

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank on Wednesday (23) decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 11.00 per cent and 12.00 per cent, respectively. It said in a statement: The Board arrived at this decision following […]

Nature ravaged other parts of the world, sadly but inevitably, as nature had been ravaged for long by Man’s greed for money, luxury, development, expansion et al. And the disasters: whether wildfires, floods or earthquakes, were described as the worst in so many years or the very worst.  This same Nature in her manifestation as […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Water in the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) hydro power reservoirs had dropped to 25 percent of their total capacity, or 306 gigawatts due to the prevailing drought, Ceylon Electricity Board Senior Engineers’ Association (CEBSEA) spokesperson Engineer Nandika Pathirage said. Out of the total electricity production, hydropower accounted for 15 percent, he said.Drinking […...

The foundation stone of the new religion, based on equality and ‘seva’ was laid down by Guru Nanak, whilst it was consolidated by his three successors. Nonetheless, Guru Arjan took up the task of putting it on a solid footing by setting out to build Haminder Sahib at the very spot where his father had […]

The removal of Qin Gang from his post as China’s foreign minister after a weeks-long disappearance fostered a few zesty rumors. Talk of affairs, conspiracies, and corruption has bounced around the net even as other policymakers have been replaced. But whatever sparked Qin’s fall, the impact on Chinese foreign policy and governance will be insignificant—as many […]

The Department of Sri Lanka Railways announced that the several trains starting from Colombo Fort railway station will experience delays, owing to a strike action launched by the railway electrical technicians.