Coca-Cola was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1886, exactly 19 years after James Taylor planted tea in Loolecondura estate, Deltota in Kandy district.

The first Sri Lankan to contract new coronavirus was reported in Italy, the Foreign Relations Ministry said today. It said a 46-year Sri Lankan woman in Brascia, Italy was tested positive for the virus.

When you purchase a Treasury Bond you are in fact lending money to the Government. Conversely, Section 2 (1) (d) of the Registered Stock and Securities Ordinance No. 7 of 1937 authorises the Government to issue ‘Securities’ in the form of Treasur

Angelo Mathews with a four-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka record a six-run win over the West Indies in the third and final ODI played at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy yesterday. Sri Lanka also made a clean-sweep by coming out victorious in all three m

In October last year, twelve Malaysian nationals of Tamil origin were arrested by the Malaysian Police over suspected links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and alleged involvement in terrorist activity.

The 2006 ‘MiG Deal’ is back in the spotlight, with the Financial Crime Investigation Division investigation into the saga has led to Sri Lanka’s first-ever successful extradition request of a suspect, Udayanga Weeratunga....

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the upcoming parliamentary election from the Colombo District, a senior UNP source told the Daily Mirror yesterday.

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi yesterday said that it would urge the United Nations Human Rights Council to pressurise the Government to implement the resolutions despite the Government’s announcement that it was going to

The UNP-led alliance would settle issues this week pertaining to the symbol under which it would contest the upc

Refuting media reports that the Cardinal had expressed his dissatisfaction on the Presidential Commission probing the Easter Sunday attacks, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith yesterday said he was very satisfied with the Presidential Com

Storm clouds are gathering over Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign, with unseasonal Perth rain threatening to spoil what looms as a must-win clash for the defending champions today. Australia need to defeat Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground to give th

“May you live in interesting times” is a saying that is believed to be an ancient Chinese curse. Many writers and speakers often use this expression or phrase and attribute Chinese origins to it. In spite of the widely-held belief about Chinese l

In all honesty, the word “fasting” doesn’t exactly bring up delicious thoughts and positive vibes. For many people, it most likely associates with words such as starvation and food deprivation.

With no practical strategies for garbage disposal in Sri Lanka, the issue has grown into a national crisis. While experts claim properly-managed garbage could be turned into a public resource, this article highlights how some officials have turned..

The project company of Colombo Port City (CPC), CHEC Port City Colombo, is set to kick off the global launch of the Colombo Port City project for investors at World Cities Summit 2020 in Singapore this July with first few developments of the project

Sri Lanka’s total exports growth in 2019 has slowed down to the lowest since 2016, recording a marginal growth of 1.4 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) to reach US$ 16.14 billion, according to the Export Development Board (EDB).

Satya Nadella is an Indian-American business executive. He is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014. Before becoming CEO, he was Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s cloud and enterprise group, responsible

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the 2019 novel-Coronavirus (COVID-19) a global health emergency.

Achini Kulasuriya is out of danger, according to Women’s Cricket Team Head Coach Harsha de Silva after the Sri Lanka medium pacer suffered a serious injury while fielding during yesterday’s Women’s T20

The final decision on the symbol under which the UNP led alliance would contest the general elections will be made by the party’s working committee tomorrow (18), a UNP MP said yesterday.

The political landscape of Sri Lanka seems gloomy and desolate. Most of the actors who strut about the political stage posing as visionaries and leaders are in actuality empty vessels devoid of substance. Proverbial wisdom tells us empty vessels make

Comparing the kutas or porondam in respect of the prospective life-partners’ horoscopes to ascertain their conjugal compatibility is a widely followed practice both here and India.

Most of us are afraid these days of coronavirus, influenza and tuberculosis like infectious diseases which are caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, virus, fungus and protozoa.

Colombo’s skyline is rapidly changing with apartment constructions that cost millions of dollars. But, are they complying with planning and construction regulations? An investigation by Eye has revealed violations in the planning and construction o

World’s first ever graphene-applied lead-acid battery is set to come into mass production in Sri Lanka in a few months with the commissioning of Ceylon Graphene Technologies’ (CGT) latest plant to convert locally mined vein graphite into graphene

Pakistani High Commissioner Muhammad Saad Khattak said he wondered as to why Sri Lanka could not become a developed country like Singapore when it had all the necessary assets and a literacy

Responding to a question whether a comment made by a Pakistani diplomat in Sri Lanka was an interference in Sri Lanka’s bilateral relationship with India during an interview with Hindustan Times Mr Rajapaksa said, “Look, whatever the view of any

The article is based on an interview by Jayam Rutnam of the San Gabriel Valley Examiner with Dr. Deepthi Jayasekara of Glendora, California. Dr. Jayasekara is a specialist in Infectious Diseases, Foothill Infectious Diseases, Claremont, Ca., Chair, I

Bringing together all monks for the first-ever Buddhist congregation, the appointment of Arahants Sariputta and Moggallana by the enlightened one as his chief disciples,

Marriage is a landmark event in the life of a normal person and the 7th Bhava (House) rules a person’ s marriage, wife or husband and marital happiness, among other things.