The second Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan to Address Sexual and Gender Based Violence (2024-2028) was launched recently (Dec. 20) in the presence of Ms. Saroja Savithri Paulraj, Minister of Women ...

An eighteen member Presidential Task Force, including President’s secretary was appointed today to implement the ’Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative proposed by the government.

In line with past practices, Colombo has come alive with Christmas celebrations with hotels competing against each other to ...

Sri Lanka’s cricketing spirit was reignited when Under-17 national skipper Kithma Withanapathirana scored a brilliant century ...

Stockbrokers said the Colombo stock market is posting record highs almost every week, and the index is slated to rise further based on fundamental valuations. They noted that most trades now happen on ...

A request by the Attorney General to hear the petition filed by the Captain of stricken container vessel MV X-Press Pearl and the directors of the ship’s local agent before a full bench has been ...

With a history span of 76 years, Beragala Kanishta Vidyalaya in Kegalle won the first place in the All-Ceylon Dancing Competition held recently. The most significant thing is that there are only 159 ...

A police probe is underway to find out whether popular author Kasun Mahendra Heenatigala was allegedly mistreated by the Athurugiriya Police after his arrest. Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) ...

The day-to-day activities of Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) have been largely hampered by its administrators’ failure to fill the vacated position of Finance Manager, a void that has ...

Many decades ago during the mid-1980s, when Ronnie de Mel was Finance Minister — in fact he probably broke a record for being the longest serving Finance Minister in any government here or overseas — ...