No war can be won without the “blessing” of the local population. The American public doesn’t see Iran as a direct threat. There is a growing realization that this is an “Israel-first” war, funded by ...

Lanka Coal Company (Pvt) Ltd (LCC) has extended its bid closing date for the emergency procurement of 300,000MT of coal, as an emergency hasn’t yet arisen, authoritative sources told the Sunday Times.

Sri Lanka took three actions in the wake of Easter Sunday attacks. It increased the military presence, arrested suspects linked to National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) and banned extremist groups. Zahran ...

Three Churches and four Hotels in Colombo,Negombo and Batticaloa were attacked in the morning of 21st April 2019 (Easter Sunday) by suicide bombers belonging to an Islamic radical group. 270 persons ...

The ongoing marital dispute between Tamil actor and politician Vijay and his wife Sangeetha Sornalingam has taken a fresh turn, with his estranged wife filing a new petition in court seeking ...

After the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran last week, Colombo called on “all concerned parties to exercise maximum restraint” and to de-escalate tensions. The government has so far not ...

A second Iranian warship is heading towards Sri Lanka’s territorial waters, the same area where a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate yesterday. Sri Lanka’s media minister Nalinda Jayatissa said ...

But most baffling and paradoxical is the inaction of current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to implement change at SLC despite being a vocal critic against the conduct of cricket officials when he ...

“There is a drop in performance [at Lakvijaya],” Energy Ministry Secretary K.T.M. Hemapala told the Sunday Times. “We have to acknowledge it. The energy the plant usually supplies the grid is 810 MW ...

As illegal development activity on Mandaitivu linked to the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was halted by the country’s environmental watchdog, a powerful call went out ...

“Loku Ayya” Tilvin Silva’s 70th Birthday on February 26th. “Power behind the throne” is a phrase that is generally used to refer to someone who does not hold an official leadership position but is ...

Commercial and Industrial Workers’ Union (CIWU) President Swasthika Arulingam said the annual conversations about women’s rights often fail to reflect the lived realities of garment workers.