The idea that public office should be a form of unpaid voluntary service appears virtuous. It appeals to a sense of moral purity and resonates in a political culture damaged by corruption. But history ...

Supreme Court Justice Shiran Gooneratne yesterday took oaths before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, as the Acting Chief ...

During the operation, six suspects were arrested along with a local multi-day fishing trawler. The Police Narcotics Bureau at ...

Why are certain government MPs ashamed that Article 9 of the Constitution states, ‘The Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the foremost place, and accordingly it shall be the duty of the ...

NEW YORK – A new murder mystery by a Sri Lankan-American author, Yosha Gunasekera, is now hitting the bookshops in a highly ...

The British School in Colombo celebrated the annual United Nations Day 2025, with an event focusing on diversity and unity ...

Perth, Australia, AFP: Makeshift opener Travis Head smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a ...

The governor also questioned the work of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the north, pointing to the plight of the ...

There’s one thing that never seems to change in Sri Lanka cricket. It’s not progress. It’s not new ideas. It’s the same old stagnation. It has gone on for so long that it now feels normal. Whether it ...

In an effort to rescue his colleague from a contretemps, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stepped into the breach as Defence Minister, so that Sri Lanka could receive its tenth Bell 57 helicopter ...

Encounters with dugongs have become heartbreakingly rare in our waters. These shy, seagrass-grazing mammals once roamed the ...

New Anthoney’s Group, a leading sustainable poultry producer in Sri Lanka, has announced a Rs. 500 million additional investment to expand its value-added product range, alongside the official launch ...