The United National Party (UNP) has decided to postpone its 79th anniversary celebration, which was scheduled to be held on Saturday (6), citing the health condition of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
UNP General Secretary Thalatha Atukorale announced that the decision...
Afghanistan sealed an emotional victory over Pakistan with a sublime performance from their spinners, squeezing Salman Agha’s men out and triumphing by 18 runs. In the wake of tragedy at home, a resilient performance in Sharjah proved much...
AKD promises full-fledged sports city
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday declared that during the last Presidential and General Elections, the people of the North took a step forward with the National People’s Power (NPP). The President said that it...
Successive governments, instead of setting the record straight regarding war crimes accusations, sought to appease Tamil groups based in Europe, the US and Canada. Their failure encouraged and inspired those seeking to humiliate Sri Lanka. Former Northern Province Chief...
As part of his ongoing engagement with Indian leaders and policymakers, Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, Milinda Moragoda, met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on 1 September.
The discussion centred on the turbulence and disruptions currently impacting the...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (2) inaugurated the first seed coconut production unit in the Northern Province under the Northern Coconut Triangle Project. The event was held in Palei.
The project, implemented as a collaborative initiative between the Coconut Research...
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said 49 individuals were arrested in connection with bribery-related incidents during the first seven months of this year.
According to the Commission, it received 3,937 complaints in this period, leading...
Afghanistan survived a brief scare from Muhammad Waseem to ultimately secure a comfortable 38-run victory, their first of the competition. As so often, it was Rasgid Khan who led the way for them, his 3 for 21 derailing the...
The United National Party (UNP) has decided to invite leaders of all opposition political parties to its annual convention, scheduled for 6 September.
A preparatory meeting for the event was held yesterday (31), where the proposal to extend invitations to...
By Dr Damenda Porage
The Buddhist dispensation, or Buddhasasana, received a significant blessing with the recent appointment of the Most Venerable Narampanawe Ananda Nayake Thero as the new Anunayaka Thero of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Maha Nikaya, Sri Lanka....