The many ways of helping Sri Lanka
© THE HINDU By T. Ramakrishnan Recently, Chamal, who drives a battery-operated vehicle in the Peradeniya Botanic Gardens in Kandy, told this journalist that the…
How Sri Lanka can overcome its economic crisis
© THE DIPLOMAT By Talat Rafi and Sirimal Abeyratne Winston Churchill’s famous dictum, “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” could not be more…
Sri Lanka and IMF reach staff-level pact for US $ 2.9bn under Extended Fund Facility
COLOMBO: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Peter Breuer and Mr. Masahiro Nozaki visited Colombo from August 24 to September 1, 2022…
British Instagrammer files writ petition against Sri Lankan government’s move to deport her
COLOMBO: Scottish woman Kayleigh Fraser has filed a writ petition at the Court of Appeal against the decision taken by the Department of Immigration and…
AKD leads survey on leaders who can be trusted to resolve Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
COLOMBO: A public survey by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) shows Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake leading the field of politicians…
Sri Lankan spin ace Prabath Jayasuriya takes home ICC Player of the Month award
DUBAI: Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya’s sensational start to international cricket has been capped off by winning the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award…
13 human rights and civil society organisations call on Sri Lanka to end violent crackdown on peaceful protesters
NEW YORK: Thirteen human rights and civil society organisations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists have condemned the brutal…
Emirates announces vacancies for pilots
DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest operator of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s, is looking to recruit First Officers who meet the airline’s exceptional standards in…
Senior medical professionals call for urgent action to address people’s desire for a system change
COLOMBO: Senior medical professionals in Sri Lanka have called for urgent action to solve the shortages of food, fuel, medicine and proposed several measures that…
Law is the same for you, me and everyone, says President
COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared opened the third session of the ninth Parliament on 3 August and delivered the government’s policy statement. President Wickramasinghe said…