By Rathindra Kuruwita
About 2,000 doctors had left the country during the past two years, All Ceylon Medical Officers’ Association (ACMOA) General Secretary Dr. Jayantha Bandara said on Wednesday (16). Now about 5,000 more doctors were planning to leave the country, Dr. Bandara...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was making every effort to restore peace in the state of Manipur as he addressed the country on its 77th independence day.
“I want to tell the people of Manipur that the country...
There’s very little that has gone right for Colombo Strikers in this edition of Lanka Premier League, but they are still in with a chance following their upset win over B-Love Kandy Sunday night.
With defending champions Jaffna Kings blowing...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jagath Dias asks whether a plan is underway to help establish Eelam by constitutional means.The Gajaba Regiment veteran asked a gathering at Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi Mandiraya whether they realised that...
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament on Friday thaty he would not revoke his ruling given on Wednesday with regard to the Parliament’s supremacy over the Supreme Court.
He said that he had consulted legal experts in preparing his ruling...
Yashasvi Jaiswal (84*) and Shubhman Gill’s (77) record-setting 165-run partnership levelled the ongoing five-match T20I series for India against West Indies with a commanding 9-wicket win in Florida, setting up a Sunday decider. The openers put on the joint...
By Saman Indrajith
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told Parliament yesterday that his ministry had received no information about CIA Chief William J. Burns’ alleged visit to Sri Lanka on Feb 14.
Making a ministerial statement in response to a series of...
Sri Lanka wanted to become the first South Asian country to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest trade bloc in history, following the completion of debt restructuring, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said recently taking part in events...
During a meeting with students from Girls’ High School Kandy, President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his strong commitment to increasing women’s representation in politics through reformative changes.
The President highlighted his dedication to achieving a significant level of women’s participation in...
The Sri Lanka Navy joined hands with the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), to rescue a 20 foot long Minke whale stranded in the Puttalam lagoon off the Ippanthivu island...