Sri Lanka has formally requested assistance from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). According to a press release issued by the Defence Ministry, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (retd) ...
The US Embassy in Colombo yesterday (02) said the recent detection of 463 kg of Crystal Methamphetamine at the Colombo Port had been made possible by intelligence provided by the US. It noted that the ...
Sri Lanka has reached a milestone in strengthening its national food control system with the launch of its first National Food Safety Policy, providing a comprehensive framework to safeguard public ...
Attorney-at-Law Sugandhika Fernando, on behalf of the Vinivida Foundation, petitioned the Supreme Court yesterday (02), seeking a full bench, excluding Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, to hear ...
By Prof. Siril Wijesundara Research Professor National Institute of Fundamental Studies The government’s proposal to establish an endemic plant conservation centre and basic research laboratory at ...
Looking back over the years since the 9/11 catastrophe, it could be said that barring former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami no world political leader of note has made an earnest effort to change ...
The SLPP claims that the goverment has prevented it from holding its district meeting on 12 September at a spacioius venue in Anuradhapura. An SLPP spokesman said the Anuradhapura Municipal Council ...
By S.K. Samaranayake Thanks to the sharp wit and timely intervention of a police officer, a valuable travel bag accidentally left behind in Kandy by a Bangladeshi tourist was safely returned to its ...
New laws would be introduced to enable certain individuals to serve their sentences under house arrest instead of imprisonment, Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said on Tuesday (1).
What India chooses to do with the strategic freedom it has built over eight decades may be the defining question of its next phase by Milinda Moragoda In the emerging global economy, countries will ...
Janashakthi Life, the flagship company of JXG (Janashakthi Group), delivered a strong first-half performance in 2026, with Gross Written Premiums (GWP) increasing by 36% year-on-year to Rs. 5.11 ...
Rajeev Amarasuriya, at the farewell to Justice Rathanapriya Gurusinghe of the Court of Appeal, on 1 September, said that the BASL was aware that the former Chief Justice Murdu Fernando, PC, had ...