Nine granted bail, seven SUVs out of over dozen taken into custody
By Ifham Nizam
A senior official at the Department of Wildlife yesterday identified the ring leaders of the recent daring escapade at the Yala National Park as the son...
Seneka Abeyratne
The interim budget speech, presented in parliament on August 30th, is eloquently written. It is easy to read and sprinkled with the right buzz words. It is crisp and flows like a meandering stream. But an interim budget...
Bangladesh have appointed former Sri Lankan batsman Hashan Tillakaratne as the head coach of the women’s team for the next two years.
Tillakaratne, the current Sri Lankan women’s head coach, will arrive in November to take up the responsibility.
Nadel Chowdhury,...
Under 19 Division III Tier ‘A’ Cricket
St. John’s College, Nugegoda reached the second round of the Under 19 cricket tournament after a lapse of several years this season.
The team captained by Obhasha Thotawatta competed in group ‘Q’ of the...
Moratuwa comes alive to the sound of Papare Bands this October as Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC, continuing its promise to support Sri Lanka sports has come forth once again to power the 72nd edition of...
Thursday 27th October, 2022
The biggest problem ordinary Sri Lankans are grappling with, amidst the national feeling of doom and gloom, is keeping the wolf from the door. Besides, the state coffers are empty and foreign currency reserves extremely low....
Ranil Jayawardena has quit his post as UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, after six weeks, as new PM Rishi Sunak took over the reins.
The MP for North East Hampshire, Ranil Jayawardena, replaced George Eustice,...
The public utilities commission yesterday (26) said that the monthly
electricity bill would be subjected to the Social Security contribution levy.
in terms of the new law, the monthly electricity bill would be
increased by 2.5 percent, effective October.
By Sanath Nanayakkare
It was encouraging to see the benefits of effective supply chain management had enabled the end-consumer to buy quality fresh produce and other essential food products at reasonable prices, today, compared to decades ago, Central Bank Governor...
By Uditha Devapriya
In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction...