President Ranil Wickremesinghe had claimed during his Northern Province tour over the weekend there are ample powers awarded to provincial councils to establish a robust local economy, under the provisions of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. H

The Telegraph of the UK recently reported that Israel is planning to send all the Palestinian residents of Gaza to Congo or any other country willing to take them under what it calls a “Gazan Voluntary Migration Scheme”. It is proposed to impleme

Law enforcement authorities have been able to net over 29,000 suspects during the past 22 days under its recently launched ‘Yukthiya’ anti-drug operation. The main objective of this operation is to wipe drugs off the street and to establish a saf

It was the shortage of medicines, the non availability of fuel, the non availability of cooking gas, 12-hour rolling power cuts, the shortage of basic foods, and the ban on agro-chemical fertilisers which....

Reflecting on the Hysterical Stand-Up by Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean’s) poignant performance in paying tribute to Tom, Dick and Harry, who tragically passed away, after each of them faced unique....

On January 3, a WhatsApp message written by one Gerald De Saram revealed another incident of alleged police brutality on two teens. The incident had occurred when two youths, a boy and a girl were.....

Had the LTTE transformed its military strength into political bargaining power at the appropriate time, the Tamil people would certainly be in a better position. But this did not happen, and today the Tamils as a people are in a difficult situation

Despite none of the major political parties having presented a viable programme to the country to come out of the current economic crisis and to build an economy that would weather future storms, all parties are preparing for the next Presidential El

Nations around the world issue travel advisories for the protection of their citizens. They (advisories) warn against visiting particular countries for one reason or the other.

As of January 1st, 2024, both the import of gold coins and the supply of locally manufactured jewellery are subject to a Value Added Tax (VAT).....

The General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Examination began on January 4 (Thursday) with candidates sitting....

The Cold War had just ended, and the bipolar global order had given way to a unipolar order led by the United States. The euphoria....

“Let us build a just and fair society” was the New Year wish of our sister paper Sunday Times. Unfortunately, most people, most of the time, do not work towards this vision but instead are selfish and self-centred. Therefore, we prefer to get rat

The government has announced an allocation of Rs 450 billion from the 2024 budget to recapitalise the banking sector. However, there is a risk that under prevailing banking practices, this recapitalisation will predominantly benefit business owners w

In November last year, at least a 100,000 public sector employees launched an island wide strike demanding a Rs. 20,000 ...

Sri Lanka staggered through much of the last year but emerged better than expected. Considering the challenges of yesteryear....

In October 2023, the Sri Lankan Cabinet granted approval to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 18% with effect from..

“UNHCR is closing its office and thereby squashing the hopes of refugees in Sri Lanka,” a protester representing Rohingya refugees....

In spite of various leaders of the government painting a rosy picture about the recovery of the economy from the current crisis and the innocent hopes of the people of the country that the humble normalcy in their life would return very soon, the Dep

Gets The Backing Of The Central Conference On Foreign Affairs For An Aggressive Foreign Policy Stance To Face Mounting Challenges. Given the sluggish recovery of the Chinese economy post-COVID, and the increasingly challenging international environme

Starting the New Year on a positive note is the commendable achievement of Central Bank Governor, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe....

In the early 2022, when the entire country was going through a ‘hell’ without essential goods, days long queues to buy fuel and gas....

We, Lankans, it is often claimed, have very short memories. Just over a year-and-a-half ago almost every Lankan took to the streets....

The focus of this two-part article is the tragic plight of Lionair 602 flight twenty-five years ago. The first part of this article published last week related how the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot down an Antonov 24 carrying 48 passen

Prisons are spoken of during the time of a festive season like Christmas and also on a religious occasion like Vesak. These are times when prisoners receive amnesty for wrongs committed in society. This Christmas as many as 1,004 inmates from Sri Lan

Three months of relentless attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip confirm that there is little place for compassion and values in world politics. The world is being robbed of its humanity. The biggest culprit is the Joe Biden administration. It is re

Today, 28th December, all major trade unions – some affiliated to political parties – are scheduled to meet at the postal auditorium to discuss strategies to oppose government plans to divestiture State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). The trade unions

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) is hell-bent on eradicating the drug menace and the underworld in a hurry. It’s pertinent to see why the regime has suddenly woken up and is racing towards achieving a goal which previous regimes pursued, but left

The ‘Yukthiya’ anti-drug operation was launched on December 17 with the objective of cracking down on drug peddling and organised crimes that have plagued the country. So far, over 13,000 suspects have been arrested by the Police under this opera

Lanka is the second most vulnerable nation to confront climatic change. Roughly, 50 percent of our population lives in low-lying....