Batticaloa District ITAK MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam yesterday urged the Government to take immediate action to save the life of Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national who has reportedly been sentenced ...

Text and Pic by Priyan de Silva Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC) Ranga Dissanayake has questioned whether some promises contained in the ...

Reinforcing its commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s rural communities and agricultural entrepreneurs, LOLC Finance recently launched its islandwide Agricultural Awareness and Farmer Knowledge-Sharing ...

By Hiran H. Senewiratne The CSE yesterday evinced a positive trend towards the latter part of the day’s trading due to buying pressure from certain investors for good stocks. The All Share Price Index ...

Three organisations advocating Muslim women’s rights have called on the Government to disclose the status of proposed reforms to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA), saying the process has ...

Many generations ago, an estate child’s first years began in a cloth hammock strung up near the rows of tea bushes, so a mother could keep working within earshot of her infant. Later a corner in a ...

Ceylinco Life has reaffirmed its standing as a powerhouse of sales excellence in Sri Lanka’s life insurance industry, securing an outstanding 12 awards at the 2026 edition of the National Forum for ...

By Norman Palihawadane Two elephant pearls, valued at Rs. 42.5 million, were taken into custody by Wildlife officers during a raid at a hotel in Biyagama, police said yesterday. The operation was ...

By Norman Palihawadane An Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been arrested by the CID for allegedly assisting in the preparation of an illegal passport for an ...

Champion javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga has set his sights on Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic record at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Speaking at a public event with just days ahead of his departure to the ...

Saturday 19th September, 2026 The US has refused to grant Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, according to a BBC report. Washington ...

The corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, and Yoshitha ...