Frances Bulathsinghala
COLOMBO: As Sri Lanka battles the second wave of Covid-19, Army Commander Shavendra Silva, who is at the helm of the...
Published 20 Oct, 2020 07:41am
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s 20th Constitutional Amendment bill, which was approved by the cabinet of ministers and...
Published 05 Sep, 2020 07:05am
Sri Lankan president says nation gave him mandate to work on a new statute.
Updated 21 Aug, 2020 11:05am
COLOMBO: The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) was cruising to a big victory in the island nation’s...
Published 07 Aug, 2020 07:10am
COLOMBO: With three Covid-19 infected patients being identified by Monday evening, the total cases in Sri Lanka ...
Published 07 Apr, 2020 07:03am
COLOMBO: Despite Sri Lanka’s lack of previous experience in handling a pandemic like Covid-19, a global health...
Published 31 Mar, 2020 07:25am
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday declared the districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara as ‘high...
Published 25 Mar, 2020 05:36am
The government announced a work from home time period from March 20-27 while curfews have been also been imposed.
Updated 20 Mar, 2020 08:34am
Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election is expected to be held on April 25th.
Updated 03 Mar, 2020 08:54am
COLOMBO: A bill to repeal the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of 1951 was tabled in the Lankan parliament on...
Published 09 Jan, 2020 07:14am
Rajapaksa delivers his first-ever address to parliament on Friday after winning the presidential election on Nov 16.
Updated 05 Jan, 2020 08:50am
Several arrests made, refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan fearing reprisals move to mosques, police stations
Published 26 Apr, 2019 06:55am
Death toll rises to 290; state of emergency declared; 87 detonators found at bus stop, another bomb defused;
Published 23 Apr, 2019 06:58am
COLOMBO: Japan’s deputy foreign minister will begin a three-day visit to Sri Lanka on Tuesday (today), according ...
Published 28 Aug, 2018 07:01am
Around 70 per cent of the tea plantation industry of Sri Lanka is held by small holders, says Dr I.S.B. Abeysinghe.
Updated 20 May, 2018 08:40am
Relics of the Buddha brought to Sri Lanka from India, Pakistan to be placed at several temples.
Published 01 May, 2018 12:36pm
IN the Kumbukandura village adjoining Digana, Kandy, the Masjidul Akbar Jumma Mosque is a hive of activity. The date...
Published 11 Mar, 2018 06:52am
COLOMBO: With former president Mahinda Rajapaksa who won the Feb 10 local government election managing to get...
Published 17 Feb, 2018 06:58am
COLOMBO: The United National Party (UNP), led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, is pushing to form a new...
Published 13 Feb, 2018 07:25am
COLOMBO: Days ahead of the Feb 10 local government elections and proclamations by the Sri Lanka
Freedom Party ...
Published 05 Feb, 2018 06:59am
