along bipartisan lines in a vote of 331-97, The Hill newspaper reported. […]

Sri Lanka is looking for ways to boost bilateral relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through connectivity, investments and employment opportunities, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry told a leading Middle Eastern newspaper.

Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has sent the following response to the caption of our front-page picture yesterday. “I refer to the caption that appeared with my picture in your esteemed newspaper on Wednesday (18). It was accurately stated that the overseas travel ban

Mr. Sivakumar Nadesan, the Managing Director of the Virakesari published by Express Newspapers, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Press Institute and the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award from Her Excellency Droupadi Murmu, the President of India at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 Valedictory Session held on January […]

Predictably, sections of Sri Lankan opinion are seeing some similarities between the recent acts of lawlessness in Brazil, coming close on the heels of the re-election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to that country’s presidency, and the anti-government protests that swept Sri Lanka some months ago, or the ‘Aragalaya’, which resulted in former President […]

By Norman Palihawadane The Catholic Church yesterday protested against an alleged government move to promote Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena,  faulted by a special presidential commission of inquiry for his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday carnage, in 2019, to the post of IGP. Rev. Cyril Gamini, Spokesman for Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, addressing the media, in […]

9th January 2022 Clarification Kindly publish the following clarification issued pertaining to a news item published on today’s edition of ‘Daily News’ newspaper under the heading of “Born Again Group’ behind the sacking of Charith,’ and also on the ‘Dinamina’ newspaper under the heading

By Fan Wang The growing number of Chinese public figures whose deaths are being made public is prompting people to question the official Covid death toll. The death of Chu Lanlan, a 40-year-old opera singer, last month came as a shock to many, given how young she was. Her family said they were saddened by […]

BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]

Champani Devika’s 20th solo exhibition, ‘Sivvana Manaya (Beyond the Third Eye)’ will be open for the public at the J D A Perera Gallery, Colombo, from December 30, 2033 to January 2, 2023 from 9 am to 7 pm.The event will also mark the completion of 40 years since her maiden exhibition. The artist holds a […]

By Samira Hussain Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, is threatening to dissolve two provincial assemblies in a high-stakes attempt to force the federal government to hold early elections. The dissolution of legislatures controlled by his party in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is set for 23 December, about a year before elections are due. “For […]

newspaper, the Hindustan Times, was founded in 1924. The Group also publishes Mint, an […]

BY Professor A.N.I. Ekanayake With the release of O’Level results recently once again, it is the season when educational qualifications are what is uppermost in the minds of millions of schoolchildren, their families and well wishers around the country. With emotions ranging from sheer delight to severe disappointment depending on the results obtained, one can […]

The local media industry has been hit hard by the prevailing economic crisis as money spent on advertising decreased by around 70 percent while production costs were on an incessant rise, journalists and media organization representatives informed the National Council Sub Committee on Economic Stabilization of Parliament. This sub-committee met on Thursday at the Committee […]

The Select Committee appointed to look into, and report to Parliament, its recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality with special emphasis on looking into gender-based discriminations and violations of women’s rights in Sri Lanka, disclosed that the first draft of the Bill on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women has been completed. This was […]

The United States is planning to announce new sanctions against Russia and China on Friday, targeting human rights violations in both countries, the Wall Street Journal newspaper reported, citing sources. The report said part of the restrictions will be related to the Global Magnitsky Act, a law

The 79th birthday of Venerable Galaboda Gnanissara Thera, the Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple, popularly known as Podi Hamuduruwo falls on the 14th of December and the temple has organised a series of Pinkamas to mark the occasion. As a part of these events sanghika dana will be offered to 250 bhikkus and 150 […]

The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided that Parliament will meet again on 05 Jan., 2023. This decision was taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business that met in Parliament, with Deputy Speaker presiding. Accordingly, the Parliament is scheduled to meet on Thursday, 05 January, 2023, at 9.30 am, and time, from 9.30 am to […]