All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” ––George Orwell, Animal Farm When I wrote in this column an essay on 4th February 2026 titled, the ‘Beginning of Another ‘White ...

Another Iranian vessel in Lanka’s exclusive economic zone Chief Government Whip and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday told Parliament that the government was acting in ...

The procurement of substandard coal for the Lakvijaya Power Plant has led to a sharp rise in coal consumption for electricity generation and caused an estimated loss of Rs. 8,497 million to the ...

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has warned of a possible risk of power cuts due to the use of inferior quality coal affecting generation capacity at the Lakvijaya Power Plant, ...

Operations at Sri Lanka’s main coal-fired power facility, the Lakvijaya coal power plant, suffered a significant disruption soon after a new shipment of coal was introduced, raising concerns over ...

As South Asia’s first fully integrated resort, City of Dreams Sri Lanka represents a new chapter in the nation’s tourism story — one defined by scale, sophistication and global standards. Bringing ...

A series of religious ceremonies have been organised on April 2nd and 3rd at the Peradeniya Sri Sarananda Pirivena Viharaya to mark the handover of the newly constructed Dhamma Hall (Dhamma Mandiraya) ...

A female attorney-at-law convicted of preparing forged deeds relating to a land in Borella was yesterday sentenced to 12 years rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court.Delivering the verdict ...

The election to appoint the new Basnayake Nilame of the historic Kandy Sri Pattini Devalaya, one of the four main Devalayas associated with the Sri Dalada Maligawa, will be held today (06) at 10.00 AM ...

Nepalis go to the polls today [5 March] to elect a new government. The general election is the country’s first since deadly youth-led anti-corruption protests toppled the government in September 2025.

It’s so good to be home.” The statement sums up how almost 400 people felt after their flight from Dubai arrived in Dublin on Wednesday night. The Emirates flight was the first in a number of days ...

England won the toss and chose to field first in the 2nd semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India XI: Abhishek Sharma,  Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan,  Suryakumar Yadav (capt),  Tilak Varma, ...