Votes are being counted in Pakistan after Thursday’s general election which was marred by the suspension of mobile phone services and violent unrest.
Results have been slow to come out, prompting election officials to warn local officials to speed up...
By Saman Indrajith
Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa speaking in Parliament yesterday lambasted the government for not taking action to ensure education rights of hundreds of students who had applied for interest free loans to enter two private universities.
Premadasa...
Tens of millions of Pakistanis head to the polls today (08) to vote in a new government amid soaring inflation, rising violence and claims of rigging.
The election comes almost two years since the previous prime minister, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan,...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliamenty yesterday he was aware that Value Added Tax (VAT) was a burden on the public. He said it would be possible to reduce VAT with the passage of time.
Delivering the government policy statement...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 05 February 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning.
Several spells of showers...
India’s title defence at the Under-19 World Cup met its sternest challenge from hosts South Africa in a pulsating semifinal clash in Benoni. Then Uday Saharan, the captain, and Sachi Dhas put on a game-changing 171-run stand that set...
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has donated 5,000-litre water storage tanks to 50 families in Ginnoruwa, Girandurukotte, as part of the Bank’s continuing support to an initiative to help combat the spread of Chronic Kidney Disease of an unknown...
The ownership of Weligama Boutique Hotel, under the W15 brand, expressed dissatisfaction with Minister Tiran Alas, the Minister of Public Security. Lanka Realty Investments PLC, the owning company, conveyed its concern in a letter to the Minister, highlighting several...
The expected arrival of a Chinese research ship in the Maldives this week has escalated tensions between Beijing, Delhi and Male.
Officially, the vessel Xiang Yang Hong 3 is there to “make a port call, for rotation of personnel and...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
The SJB yesterday (04) said that a second no-faith motion would be moved against Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella unless President Ranil Wickremesinghe removed him from the Cabinet.
Minister Rambukwella was remanded until 15 Feb., pending further investigations into...