The government is forging ahead with its ambitious education reform package, amidst protests by teachers’ trade unions, university teachers and other stakeholders. Speaking at an event to raise ...

About 965 forest fires have destroyed over 11,123.99 hectares of forest cover, according to official data. The highest number ...

A report issued by the National Audit Office has revealed that sugar importers owed the state coffers over Rs. 2,395 million ...

Sri Lanka is witnessing a steady decline in birth rates, alongside rising malnutrition among children under five, experts ...

A tragic accident in Narammala claimed the lives of a driver and two infants on Saturday (19) when a car collided with an ...

More than one million Sri Lankan farmers face the risk of abandoning vegetable cultivation due to soaring input costs and ...

Sri Lanka welcomed over 1.16 million foreign tourists during the first six months of 2025, marking a significant uptick in ...

The National Shoora Council (NSC) has urged the public to strengthen the government’s poverty alleviation project. The NSC in a statement says: “We wish to draw the attention of the public, ...

It was not just yesterday, or the day before, that this subject was discussed. In fact, it was over a century ago that George Bernard Shaw, the famous Irish playwright, wrote the play, ‘The Doctor’s ...

The NPP government, which drew heavy flak, a few weeks ago, for trying to use the Nuwara Wewa bund as part of a tourism ...

Vista Solar Energy, a leader in Sri Lanka’s renewable energy sector, was honoured with the Best Solar Energy Solution Provider of the Year award at the Asia Miracle Awards 2025. The event took place ...

Swarna Sedera, 79, wife of author and journalist Dr. Nimal Sedera, passed away in Brisbane, Australia.An alumna of Ibbagamuwa ...