The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute (LKI) hosted a panel discussion ‘Sri Lanka as a Destination: From Antiquity to Modernity’ as part of its outreach activities to promote ‘Cultural Diplomacy’ in Koggala on Saturday (13 January 2024). Held with the Indian Ocean as the backdrop at the Long Beach Hotel, Koggala, this interactive discussion was organized as […]

, where he is scheduled to attend three thematic events and also […]

Maldives and Sri Lanka had achieved hepatitis B control, the World Health Organization announced yesterday after an expert panel verified that the two countries have had consistently high coverage of hepatitis B vaccine doses in infants and a low prevalence of the deadly disease, corroborated through serological surveys conducted recently in both countries. “I congratulate […]

The book “I am Austin,” authored by Austin Fernando, a former presidential secretary, was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday (09). Serving as both an autobiography and a commentary on public service and political activism, the book intertwines Mr. Fernando’s experiences in public service with reflections on the intricacies of […]

Commissioner-General of Examinations has urged all principals to ensure that activities or events causing disturbances to candidates are not taking place at the school premises where the 2023 Advanced Level examination is being held.

The Bar Association of Sri lanka (BASL) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the UK Bar Council and the Bar Council of India to facilitate collaborative activities in emerging areas of expertise such as the utilisation of Artificial Intelligence in legal procedures, commercial mediation, and arbitration. This is meant to stay abreast of global […]

by Rex Clementine   Having missed out on the 2019 and 2023 ICC Cricket World Cups, Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine welcomed the move to accommodate more teams for the next two editions of the tournament. The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the 2027 and 2031 World Cups will include 14 teams. The last two […]

Friday 5th January, 2024 The UNP is in overdrive to shore up what remains of its image with an eye to the next election. It is bragging that the country has posted a primary surplus after a lapse of more than two decades. It insists that credit for this be given to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, […]

by Rex Clementine   The Boxing Day Test match has become an integral part of the game of cricket as during the festive season people are hooked onto their televisions from morning to evening watching the proceedings at MCG before switching their channel to find out what’s happening at Centurion. The Boxing Day Tests are […]

38th death anniversary of Dr E. W. Adikaram falls today By Professor J.B. Disanayaka It happened about sixty years ago. I was just a lad of seventeen, studying in grade eleven at Ananda College. As I walked past the small playground in the centre of the primary school premises, I caught the sight of a […]

By Reemus Fernando The 400 metres sprinters led by Aruna Dharshana are the highest ranked athletes in the men’s category in Sri Lanka according to the World Athletics yearend overall rankings. It is the first time three 400 metres sprinters are leading the yearend overall rankings. The number of ranking points gained during the Asian […]

By Reemus Fernando She was not among the medal winners at the Asian Games. While her junior counterparts hogged the limelight at the quadrennial event, veteran runner Gayanthika Abeyratne had to settle for a fourth place finish as her best feat at the Asian Games. But the 37-year-old is standing tall above the rest of […]

There is a difference between taking unpopular decisions and making dumb decisions. Taking the wicketkeeping gloves from Kumar Sangakkara in 2006 in Test match cricket was an unpopular decision. Backing Sanath Jayasuriya despite having scored one half-century in his first 50 ODIs was another unpopular decision. Handing the vice-captaincy of the national team to Mahela […]

Colombo, Sri Lanka –Advanced planning and preparations are underway for a major Asia and Pacific regional conference to accelerate an agrifood systems transformation in 46 countries of the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), announced on Wednesday. Hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka, the FAO Regional Conference for Asia […]

Thileepan commemoration: The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) official Anjana Chandrasiri yesterday (21) said that they would take legal action to oust Ahila Illankai Thamil Congress parliamentarian Selvarajah Kajendran from Parliament over organising commemorative events to mark the death of LTTE