During an operation conducted in the dark hours of 11 Mar 26, the Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended 02 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, in the ...

Efficacy measures an organisation’s capacity to achieve its mission and intended outcomes under planned or optimal conditions. It differs from efficiency, which focuses on achieving objectives with ...

Insights into a political career Prior to this period, for a very long time, Appachchi had always resided at Shravasti while he was in Colombo. For some time at Shravasti, his roommate was his friend, ...

President Masato Kanda met with Sri Lanka Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at ADB’s Manila headquarters recently. The meeting reaffirmed the strong development partnership between ADB and Sri Lanka, ...

The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a torpedo attack by a US submarine last week in the Indian Ocean are due to be flown home on Friday, Sri Lanka’s defence ministry has said. The seamen were ...

Qantas Airways has agreed to pay A$105m (£55m; $74m) over claims that it should have issued cash refunds for cancelled flights during the Covid-19 pandemic. The class action lawsuit was made on behalf ...

Four of six members of a US military refueling aircraft’s crew have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says. Rescue efforts continue after the loss of ...

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday accused the government of trying to award another tender to the Indian company that supplied low-grade coal to the Norochcholai Power Plant and failed to ...

S. Thomas’ College adopted an ultra-cautious approach to reach 203 for four wickets at stumps on the opening day of the historic Battle of the Blues against arch rivals Royal College at the SSC Ground ...

All Ambassador-designates who met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on January 22 have received clearance from the Parliamentary Committee on High Posts, enabling them to assume their respective ...

Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated as the Chief Guest in the special event organized to commemorate International ...

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government believes investments in education should be encouraged to develop highly skilled human resources essential for rebuilding the country, ...