President Maithripala Sirisena is tipped to appoint current Chief of Staff Shavendra Silva as Commander of the Army today, with Lt. General Mahesh Sen ..
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said the Government will work to fix oversights in their policies and restore Jaffna to the status of a
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Gradual recovery since the Easter Sunday attacks saw manufacturing and services expanded in July, with a significant increase in new orders and produc
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:40 Views - 127
Tourism Development and Wildlife Minister John Amaratunga yesterday ordered an investigation into those responsible for including a 70-year old skelet
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Sri Lankan shares on Friday hit their lowest close in a week as investors remained on the side-lines and sought more clarity after the main opposition
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:44 Views - 52
The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed yesterday commended the Sri Lankan Government on its actions after the Easter
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Malaysia’s former Prime Minister, Najib Razak, on Monday faces the biggest of five trials linked to a multi-billion-dollar scam at state fund 1MDB,
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United National Front (UNF) Party leaders are set to meet today to discuss amendments to the proposed constitution of the new alliance, after failing
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:38 Views - 195
Titanium Sands Ltd. has returned 2-24% total heavy mineral (THM) sands from drilling efforts at its flagship Mannar Heavy Mineral Sands Project in Sri
Saturday, 17 August 2019 05:14 Views - 46
A mega musical evening ‘Strings of Harmony’ – a Santoor Jugalbandi featuring legendary maestros from India Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Pandit R
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:28 Views - 70
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday pledged to formulate national policies with the involvement of 24 expert committees that will be impl
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:27 Views - 53
President Maithripala Sirisena requested everyone to refrain from making statements which are detrimental to the national security of the country. He
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:26 Views - 167
Western Province Governor A.J.M. Muzammil was received by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz at a lunch banquet hosted by
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:22 Views - 26
High Commissioner of Pakistan Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, called on Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Tilak Marapana at the Ministry of For
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:21 Views - 28
The Office of Missing Persons will open its third regional office in Jaffna next week in an effort to provide greater access to families of the disapp
Saturday, 17 August 2019 04:21 Views - 37
The German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) has provided a sum of Euros 4 million (approx. Rs. 800 million) towards demining activities in affected areas
Saturday, 17 August 2019 00:41 Views - 30
President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday invited everyone to come together to create a better country and a virtuous future generation while ensurin
Saturday, 17 August 2019 00:39 Views - 90
Sri Lanka Air Force organised a Ranaviru Upahara Commemoration Islamic Harmony – 2019 at Kolupitiya Jummah Mosque in memory of the Muslim soldiers w
Saturday, 17 August 2019 00:37 Views - 58
The Pathfinder Foundation (PF), a leading think tank in Sri Lanka conducted a successful panel discussion on the Compact with the Millennium Challenge
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Generally, it is expected that religion should be a solution to a problem. Ironically in Sri Lanka religion is the problem. Therefore, what would be t
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Whether Muslims live as minorities in non-Muslim countries or as majorities in a total of fifty seven countries, the clash of orthodoxy with modern ch
Friday, 16 August 2019
It is a sign of these political times that even an apolitical issue like a foreign aid program becomes a hot topic in Sri Lanka. In April 2019, the Bo
Friday, 16 August 2019
The late John F. Kennedy described politics as a “noble adventure, an adventure in which one joins hands with the masses for the service of man”.
Friday, 16 August 2019
Realists view the state as a sovereign entity guided by national interest to protect its integrity by use of power. At its most fundamental level, nat
