UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka has appointed Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTE PLC) as Patron of its Climate Emergency Task Force, citing the company’s long-standing engagement in climate ...

At the initial stage of my six-year involvement in uplifting society through skill-based initiatives, particularly by promoting handicraft work and teaching students to think creatively and ...

Rethinking climate prediction, disasters, and plantation economics in Sri Lanka For decades, Sri Lanka has interpreted climate through a narrow lens. Rainfall totals, sunshine hours, and surface ...

The recent flooding at the University of Peradeniya caused by Cyclone Ditwah has exposed what the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association (SLVA) describes as a deep-seated national crisis, highlighting the ...

A recent discussion by former Environment Minister, Eng. Patali Champika Ranawaka on the Derana 360 programme has reignited an important national conversation on how Sri Lanka plans, builds and ...

A new Asian Development Bank (ADB)-backed study has identified significant opportunities for Sri Lanka to reduce energy consumption, lower costs, and cut emissions by focusing on efficiency ...

A senior religious scholar attached to the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) has called on lawmakers to exercise “wisdom, restraint and justice” in finalising the proposed Protection of the State ...

The inaugural flight from Poland to Sri Lanka for the winter season landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), on Dec.23. The aircraft, operated by Smart Wings Airlines, landed at the BIA ...

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Anura Karunathilake on the recommendation of the Cabinet appointed standing ...

Dr. Harsha de Silva, Chair of the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF), has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to immediately fill the Auditor General vacancy, which has been open since December 7 ...

First Capital Holdings PLC, a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group) and Sri Lanka’s pioneering full-service investment institution, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ...

A brief by the ILO outlines the devastating labour market impact of Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall in Sri Lanka in late November. It shows that up to 374,000 workers have been potentially ...