The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has approved Dushmantha Chameera as a replacement for Lahiru Kumara in the Sri Lanka squad. Chameera, who has played 44 ODIs, was named as a replacement after Kumara was ruled out due to a left thigh muscle injury sustained during training in Pune. […]The post Chameera approved as replacement for Kumara in Sri Lanka squad ...

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 […]

All Island Schools Games Athletics Championships  By Reemus Fernando   Commonwealth Youth Games medallist Ayomal Akalanka, the relay teams of Holy Cross College, Gampaha, Maris Stella College, Negombo and St. Benedict’s College Kotahena established new meet records on the final day as Maris Stella, and Lyceum International, Wattala won the overall boys’ and girls’ titles […]

With over 40% of the global population residing in coastal areas, and considering that 80% of the world’s trade relies on maritime routes, the imperative of protecting our oceans becomes clear, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva has said. Minister de Silva said so, speaking at the Ceylon Association of Shipping […]

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has approved Angelo Mathews as a replacement for Matheesha Pathirana in the Sri Lanka squad. Mathews, who has played 221 ODIs, was named as a replacement after Pathirana failed to recover from a shoulder injury sustained during a warm-up match and was subsequently […]The post Mathews approved as replacement for Pathirana i...

Following recent unruly events that unfolded in the parliament, the government has decided to establish an independent body to oversee the conduct of Members of Parliament (MPs).

The National Law Week, an important annual event organized by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), was held from Sept 25 to Oct 1. Starting with provincial programmes at selected Bars around the country, the ceremonial session took place on 28 September at the Courts Complex in Hulftsdorp, Colombo, with the presence of high-level […]

By Gamini Seneviratne It was just twenty years ago that George W Bush of the USA declared that Saddam Hussein possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) that threatened the security of The Free World. Today, we are presented with a whole range of similar – and much worse – fictions by and on behalf of Israel. It […]

by Rex Clementine Dr. N.M. Perera, a former Finance Minister and a former President of the cricket board, had warned about the dangers of Executive Presidency in late 1970s. Too much power or influence ending up at one individual’s disposal is dangerous in any sphere of life. Whenever our cricket had faced challenging times, we […]

by Amal de Chickera At the very centre of the catastrophe, are the people of Gaza themselves, caged in, bombed out, starved, parched, killed. Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Palestinian diaspora, Israeli allies who are anti-occupation, anti-authoritarianism and pro-peace, citizens of the world with a conscience – all of us are […]

Days after Afghanistan shocked defending champions England in Delhi, Netherlands added another chapter to the fairytale stories by stunning the in-form South African side with a 38-run win in Dharamsala on Tuesday (October 17). Chasing a competitive target of 246 from their allotted 43 overs, South Africa started steadily before losing wickets in a heap […]

The week that passed saw considerable political activity related to the forthcoming presidential election that must be held late next year in accordance with the constitution. Connected events included business magnate Dhammika Perera’s declaration that he is willing to run for president provided

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee “with immediate effect until further notice”. The move comes after the ROC recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories illegally annexed by Russia since its full-scale invasion began in 2022. Olympic Councils from the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zap...

Oil prices have jumped on concerns that the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East. Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed by $2.25 a barrel to $86.83, while US prices also rose. Israel and Palestinian territories are not oil producers but the Middle Eastern region accounts for almost a third […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the 5th Forum of Ministers & Environment Authorities of the Asia Pacific at the Shangri La Hotel in Colombo today (05), delivering a passionate speech that emphasized three crucial points: the urgency of the climate crisis, Sri Lanka’s ambitious climate plans and the dire state of global biodiversity. President Wickremesinghe opened […]