Sri Lanka in 2026 finds itself at a dangerous crossroads. Its commanding position in the Indian Ocean should be a strategic asset, yet it remains a vulnerability. The civil war ended in 2009 and the ...

Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, yesterday refrained from giving any indication on the future direction of interest rates while addressing a public seminar held at the CB, keeping markets and businesses ...

Contrary to the current government’s election promise to lower the electricity bill by 33%, electricity tariffs have been further increased by 18%, with effect from 11 May, 2026. A cosmetic concession ...

The widespread torrential rains currently experienced countrywide are expected to provide significant financial relief to the debt-ridden Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) by sharply increasing ...

Claiming that the cost of additional generation of electricity, due to low quality coal, will not be passed on to consumers, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has said that the ...

I have often been told by university colleagues how soulless and dangerous ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI) is to academia and humanity. They lament that students no longer read anything as they can now ...

The legendary Engelbert Humperdinck, who is known for his hit songs such as ‘A Man Without Love’, ‘Release Me’, ‘Spanish Eyes’, ‘The Last Waltz’, ‘Am I That Easy To Forget’, ‘Ten Guitars’ and ‘I Can’t ...

A pioneering community-based conservation initiative aimed at reducing the devastating impact of Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) while strengthening rural livelihoods was launched on Sunday in the ...

The weaker rupee currency trend as against the US dollar coupled with global uncertainty created some volatility in the stock market yesterday. The All Share Price Index went down by 79.16 points, ...

SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday said that he would remain in politics until he got an opportunity to lead what he described as the Centre-right camp. Alleging that there were some interested ...

Bro” is a word you hear frequently at SLIIT. Study halls, elevators, canteens and even corridors echo with lively chatter of students either discussing project work, venting frustrations, debating the ...

US President Donald Trump lands in Beijing for a high-stakes two-day visit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The red carpet was rolled out for President Trump and his entourage’s arrival [BBC] ...