by Rajan Philips May Day this week lived up to expectations as pregame to the presidential election that is expected before the end of October. Political parties strutted their wares and prospective candidates made their pitches. Little was said that was not already known but what was said by each contender does give clues to […]

Plantations stocks closed upto 2.5 percent lower Thursday after the government announced that companies would have to pay a daily wage of 1,700 per worker. Already some workers who were paid on a model somewhat similar to that of small holder workers, were earning higher wages than those who were paid through a mandate wage. […]

Kahawatte Plantations PLC, a member of the Merrill J. Fernando group, has emerged as the country’s biggest cinnamon grower with 830 acres (336.05 ha.) of the spice, unique to this country, already established in several estates within its portfolio. Ekerella, a Kahawatte plantation boasts the largest contiguous cinnamon plantation (90 ha.) in the country, Dilhan, […]

May Day falling last week, as is very well known, has long lost its Labour Day intent and flavour certainly in this country, degenerating into the political carnival all Lankans are familiar with. With a presidential election due later this year, predictably the various contending parties made the occasion one of trying to demonstrate their […]

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa met with Japanese Foreign Minister Y #333;ko Kamikawa this afternoon for a bilateral discussion on Sri Lanka s current situation.

Japan Foreign Minister, Ms. Yōko Kamikawa, called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe this afternoon (4) at the Presidential Secretariat. Foreign Minister Kamikawa praised the President’s efforts to overcome the economic crisis, as well as pursuing an ambitious economic reforms agenda. During the discussions with President Wickremesinghe, Minister Yōko Kamikawa, stated her Government’s intention to ...

Four overs of craziness aside, Royal Challengers Bengaluru played the near-perfect game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to roll Gujarat Titans over for the second time in a week. Riding on the back of their seam-bowling success and a blistering opening stand between Faf du Plesis and Virat Kohli, RCB dominated for the first 6 […]

The second meeting of the strategic dialogue between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom is scheduled to be held in Colombo on 07 May 2024, at the senior officials level.

Sri Lanka won the Asian Rugby Division 1 Championship by defeating Kazakhstan 45-7 in the final at the Racecourse Stadium in Colombo.

Mexican authorities have located three bodies in the state of Baja California where one American and two Australian tourists were reported missing, the local prosecutor s office said in a statement late on Friday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry conveyed Sri Lanka s deep appreciation for the solidarity and assistance Japan has extended in the past years when the country was going through the unprecedented economic crisis.

A team of Navy divers and personnel attached to the Rapid Action Boat Squadron of the Southern Naval Command cleared blockages under the Dodangoda and Agaliya bridges over the Gin River in Baddegama area of Galle, on Friday (03) Following heavy rains, debris brought by raging waters of Gin River had collected under the Dodangoda […]

Police in Canada have made arrests in the fatal 2023 shooting of prominent Sikh-Canadian activist Hardeep singh Nijar, months after authorities accused Indian government agents of being involved in the killing. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Canada’s westernmost province of British Columbia said on Friday afternoon that three people were arrested as part […]

Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have killed at least 15 people after dozens of homes were swept away and roads damaged, the country’s disaster management agency said. Indonesia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, which began in January, with the problem aggravated in some areas by […]

The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa conveyed Japan s intension to further support Sri Lanka s development by swiftly resuming existing Yen loan projects once the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on debt restructuring is signed

Japan s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa has called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt.

One person has been injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident reported in the Molligoda area of Wadduwa, a short while ago.

Scotland have joined Sri Lanka and Ireland in the semi-finals line-up of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi. On Friday afternoon, captain Kathryn Bryce once again, led from the front with an unbeaten 63 to guide Scotland through to the semis against Thailand at Tolerance Oval. At Zayed Cricket Stadium, Samaira […]