Sri Lanka’s trade concessions to the European Union (EU) under the GSP+ programme is set to come under review and taking centre stage will be the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), a long overdue ...

The Government will go ahead in 2025 to further strengthen the capital base of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC), bringing in as much as Rs. 40 billion from the Treasury. This is within a broader reform plan ...

On Thursday, the Sunday Times visited survivors of the bombing at St. Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya, one of several sites targeted in the devastating Easter Sunday attacks of 2019, which killed ...

A National Policy on Elephant Conservation and Management was drawn up outlining a new strategic approach to solve the HEC and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in 2006. However, though nearly 10 ...

Sri Lanka finished the 6th Asian U-18 Athletics Championship in Saudi Arabia with its highest ever medals tally, securing eight—a gold, three silver, and four bronze—finishing in ninth place overall.

A hanging electric fence which deters elephants but allows people and smaller animals, and covered vehicles to move beneath it, has been found to be more effective and less costlier, a researcher ...

I am writing to you because everyone is suddenly talking about you when they should be talking about the New Year, the Dalada exhibition or the local government elections. This is because you were ...

Earlier the Auditor General’s Department could impose surcharges on officials for various reasons, including disallowing and surcharging for deficiencies, losses due to negligence or misconduct, items ...

“We maintain an atmosphere of silence, both during work and prayer, while there are short periods of recreation allowing for interaction with fellow monks. Then there is Study and Lectio Divina, which ...

For Buddhists, the Mahabodhi temple represents identity, inspiration, faith and sacredness. Buddhists have the right to control it By Jadumani Mahanand For the past few decades, r ...

“If wildlife is to be sustained in Sri Lanka, these communities will need to play a pivotal role. The convergence of development and conservation is needed and local communities that live and work ...

The Phase II expansion of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) tender process has taken a shocking turn as two explosive revelations have emerged, placing the Sojitz – Larsen & Toubro (L&T) ...