Local

PoliticalTags: Sri Lanka  Manju Lalith Warna Kumara has been appointed as a member of Parliament to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mahinda Samarasinghe, the Sri Lankan Ambassador-designate to the United States of…

SportsIndika WelagedaraTags: Print EditionThe school cricket arena has a unique combination of brothers taking part in tournaments from the hill capital of Kandy. Akash and Vishal Gardiyawasam are brothers, and both are schoolboy…

Expresses commitment to and emphasises the need for broader engagement to find a long-term solution:BusinessTags: Print EditionCommending the Government’s decision allow private sector imports of fertilizer and agrochemicals into the…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre has issued an advisory for the Low Pressure area over Andaman Sea.   According to the advisory, "a low pressure area has formed and lay over South Thailand and Neighborhood.…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe defence in the case filed against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka for an alleged motor accident that took place in 2016 at Rajagiriya, raised preliminary objections stating…

BusinessTags: Print EditionAir Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, which was convinced of the post pandemic Sri Lanka recovery will re-start its’ operations by launching direct flights to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)…

LocalTags: Sri LankaDeputy Head of Mission Europe Union, Mr. Thorsten Bargfrede and representatives of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) handed over 04 Portable Backscatter X-ray Machines to Commander of the Navy, Vice…

Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionThe Legal Aid Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has inaugurated the Anti-Torture Unit in cohesion to the BASL’s commitment to stopping incidents of torture. Addressing…

BusinessRAVI LADDUWAHETTYTags: Print EditionThe Government is expecting to boost the island’s foreign exchange reserves which had fallen to USD 1 billion dollars by October to 3.5 billion US dollars by the year end, Central Bank…

WorldTags: Japan OmicronCOVID19coronavirusJapan has confirmed its first case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the government said Tuesday, stoking fears of another wave of infections heading into winter.   A man in his…