With the Elections Commission now on formal record that the forthcoming presidential election must be held on a date between Sept. 17 and Oct. 16, 2024, the attention of both the media and the electorate will inevitably become more focused on the upcoming contest. While incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is serving former President Gotabaya […]

“Viduhala Apa Mavu Dharmasoka” (විදුහල අප මව් ධර්මාශෝකා) by Godwin I. de Silva reviewed by Jagath De Silva This is a remarkable testament to the history and legacy of Dharmasoka College, meticulously compiled by a distinguished alumnus and former principal of the college who delves deep into the origins of the school, shedding light on […]

US officials have warned that foreign terror organisations may attempt to target LGBT events around the world during Pride Month in June.

A series of events will be held over a period of three days beginning today (17) in the Northern and Eastern regions as well as Colombo to mark the end of war 15 years ago. There would be two major events-one at Mullivaikkal in the Vanni east and Vavuniya on May 18, the day the […]

by Reemus Fernando Asian Games gold medallist Tharushi Karunaratne has pulled out from the Asian Relays which is set to take place in Bangkok next week. She has cited medical reasons for her decision according to sources close to Sri Lanka Athletics. Tharushi has informed Sri Lanka Athletics of her unavailability hot on the heels […]

15th anniversary of defeat of LTTE: War veteran MP warns of LTTE rump, sympathizers exploiting situation By Shamindra Ferdinando General Secretary of Amnesty International, Agnès Callamard, is scheduled to visit Mullivaikkal, in the Mullaithivu District, where the combined security forces defeated the LTTE. The visit is scheduled to take place on 18 May, the day before the […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a condolence message on the demise of Spiritual Father of Believer’s Eastern Church His Holiness Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I Metropolitan Bishop on His departing to Glory & Eternal Rest in America Texas on 08 May, 2024. The text of the message: I hereby convey my sincere heartfelt and Deepest […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita None of the actions and initiatives of the Ranil Wickremesinghe government is sincere and the state machinery is being blatantly misused for election purposes, MP Prof G.L Peiris said on Thursday.He told the Sunday Island that in recent months the government has established an independent Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation and […]

Large parts of the world got a rare glimpse of the Northern Lights on Friday night, after one of the strongest geomagnetic storms to hit Earth for years. These events increase chances of the lights being visible, and the last time there was such a strong storm was in 2003

The suppressive nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been well studied ever since the Party accumulated power in late 1940s. The unsettling case of Uyghur’s in China however surpasses every other suppressing strategy deployed by the Party. Within the Xinjiang region of China, the Uyghur minority population has been facing systematic suppression and […]

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 […]

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 […]