In the aftermath of the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative ( BRI), the Communist Party of China (CPC) enhanced engag

A total of 22,000 raids have been conducted during the past ten months, and cases have been filed against 19,000 offenders. The reports of the government analysts are to be received for the remaining incidents, and soon after receiving the reports, c

The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed two contempt of court applications filed against the Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana. These applications had

The committee which probed the alleged assault of State Minister Diana Gamage at the lobby recently is to hand over its reports to the Speaker today. It was reliably learnt that the committee is divided on their conclusion, while most of the members

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday unveiled a budget that could be deemed pragmatic, acknowledging the limited fiscal and political room for additional taxes, while simultaneously showcasing ambition through its revenue proposals and deficit

Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon yesterday refuted the claim that he had accepted a confidential consultancy role with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and asserted that if there were any substantiated proof demonstrating that he had received any form of benef

Claiming that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) was yet to take a decision regarding the budget 2024, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that the party would make a decision shortly.

Says an election may be held in April or October

The budget 2024 has proposed to steer the country through the same failed economic path instead of finding permanent solutions to the grave economic issues faced by the country, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday. Commenting on th

The proposal was made in yesterday’s budget by the President to introduce flexible opening hours for bars and liquor shops in order to stop illicit liquor sales

A Supreme Court seven-judge-bench yesterday delivered a landmark judgment giving a broad interpretation in respect of parate execution (law which allows sale of mortgaged properties without intervention of courts), by overruling the decision of Chell

The Supreme Court yesterday made a declaration that the regulations issued by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in respect of Prevention of Terrorism (De-radicalization from holding violent extremist religious ideology) Regulations No. 01 of 2021 a

Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has focused on starting several revenue-generating programmes at the Hambantota Port. Following a discussion at the ministry, it was revealed that the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) ow

The usual tea party which is held for MPs and other invitees after the second reading of the budget was not held this year, but a late lunch because of the fact that the presentation of the budget began at 12 noon.

Dual birthday celebrations were held during the ruling party parliamentary group meeting at the parliamentary complex yesterday. Birthdays of State Minister Shehan Semasinghe and MP Sagara Kariyawasam were celebrated with the cutting of cakes, accord

The National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) claimed that there is a huge shortage of white sugar in the local market. NMCRP head Ranjith Vithanage told the Daily Mirror that the shortage is due to the controlled price imposed on

The main suspect who allegedly made death threats and attempted to extort Rs. 1.5 million from former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Janaka Rathnayake has been arrested in Wellampitiya. Police said the suspect was ar

Sri Lanka is slated to decide on manufacturing train tickets locally after 150 years with an investor who has been in the local paper industry and is set to meet government top brass to convey his plan to produce train tickets locally. Chairperson of

Student unions from several South Asian countries yesterday demanded Israel to declare immediate ceasefire and said that they will stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine recognising their right to resist, return home and to be free. A ho

The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka expresses its profound sorrows at the passing away of a founder member of The Guild, Mr. Gamini Weerakoon. Mr. Weerakoon was the former Editor of The daily Island and Sunday Island. He joined Associated Newspap

A minor tremor with a magnitude of 3.4 has been reported in the Morawewa area of Trincomalee District yesterday, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau confirmed. The bureau stated that the tremor with a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter scale had been fe

Several hospitals in the Anuradhapura District have been on the verge of closure due to the dearth of doctors, much to the anxiety of the Government Medical Officer’s Association Deputy Secretary of the GMOA Dr. Ajantha Rajakaruna said. Anuradhapu

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) disconnected a total of 544,488 electricity connections during the first 10 months of 2023. The details were announced in a report issued by the Power and Energy Ministry recently. Besides, 94,201 electricity co

Sri Lanka‘s weather is to deteriorate once again as a result of a low-level atmospheric disturbance that has set in. Heavy showers above 100 mm were forecast in some places in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Eastern Provinces and in Ku

Both the President and Parliament should resolve the cricket crisis, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mayantha Dissanayake said yesterday. MP Dissanayake who is the son of former Minister Gamini Dissanayake who at one time headed Sri Lanka Cricket sai

Following a special meeting with People’s Republic of China’s Education Minister, Huai Jinpeng, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said that China’s support is expected to further strengthen digital education powered by education reforms.

As the postmortem begins into Sri Lanka’s disappointing Cricket World Cup campaign, Consultant Coach Mahela Jayawardene blamed the poor fitness levels of the players as a key reason for the team’s performances during the tournament. The team

The government is expected to present the annual budget for 2024 today in Parliament, prepared amidst much struggling to strike a balance between the conditions stipulated by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) and the need to give concessions to

A motion is to be brought in to expel Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Chaminda Wijesiri for misbehaving in Parliament, State Minister of J