About 10% of Sri Lankans over the age of 40 are affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a condition often linked to smoking, prolonged exposure to air pollution, or untreated asthma, ...

Weather to improve in coming days  The government has increased compensation for lives lost due to the ongoing severe weather to one million rupees from the earlier 250,000 rupees, Deputy Minister of ...

The Ceylon Chamber of Coconut Industries (CCCI) has called upon the government to import 200 million coconuts immediately to meet a shortfall in the domestic supply. Otherwise, the prevailing coconut ...

By Ifham Nizam In an awe-inspiring achievement that highlights the beauty of the natural world, Sri Lankan wildlife photographer Tharindu Dilshan Sendanayake recently clichéd the Grand Prize at the ...

By Akitha Perera Unauthorized sand mining on land owned by the Chilaw Plantation Company had resulted in a loss of Rs. 746.6 million to the government, Minister of Plantations and Rural Infrastructure ...

The sixth edition of the Battle of the Ends between Hartley College Point Pedro and Rahula College Matara is scheduled to take place at the Hartley College grounds on Sunday 26th January. ‘Battle of ...

Gomi Senadhira “It is easier to fool people than convince them they have been fooled”– Mark Twain The signing of US $3.7 billion deal to construct a “state-of-the-art oil refinery” oil refinery, with ...

The Department of National Zoological Gardens has announced that the public will be given the rare opportunity to name six lion cubs born three months ago at the Ridiyagama Safari Park in Hambantota.

Prof. Chanaka Jayawardhena, Professor of (Chair) of Marketing, University of Surrey, UK. Chanaka.j@gmail.com As the new year unfolds, India and Sri Lanka find themselves at a pivotal juncture in their ...

By Dinasena Ratugamage A Rohingya refugee woman, held at the Kepapilavu Air Force Camp Detention Centre in Mullaitivu, delivered a baby boy on 21 January at Mullaitivu Hospital. The woman is one of ...

By Chaminda Silva A newly built Excise Department laboratory, established to check the standards of legally manufactured alcoholic beverages such as whiskey, brandy, vodka, and beer currently ...

By Chaminda Silva A senior official at the Coconut Research Institute (CRI) yesterday disclosed that neither the government nor the institute had granted approval for importing 200 million coconuts.