President welcomes Royal College prefects to Presidential Secretariat
COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the delay in the Sri Lankan university system at the commencement of courses would be avoided enabling students to…
No fuel, no hope: Sri Lankans flee crisis in mass brain drain
COLOMBO: Shamla Yoosoof, an investment researcher from Colombo, left Sri Lanka with her 3-year-old son and a jam-packed suitcase, swapping economic chaos at home for…
Shipping giant changes course to save Sri Lanka whales
COLOMBO: Animal rights activists on Friday (Sep 9) cheered a move by a shipping giant to alter course in Sri Lankan waters to avoid collisions…
Sri Lanka: Devastating crisis for children, a ‘cautionary tale’ for South Asia
COLOMBO: Staple foods have become unaffordable, warned UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei who pointed out that severe malnutrition in crisis-wracked Sri Lanka was…
US announces $40 million agricultural aid to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: The United States has announced $40 million in aid to buy fertilizer and other key agricultural inputs in time for the next cultivation season…
Authorities’ crackdown on protest rights must end: Amnesty International
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan authorities have fiercely clamped down on protests and demonized protesters during a period of economic crisis and hardship in the country,…
Sri Lanka Navy contingent returns after participating in RIMPAC 2022 exercise
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) marine contingent which left for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, hosted by the US Pacific Fleet,…
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…
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…
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as the Eighth Executive President of Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday, 21 July, as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament premises. He was…