Sri Lanka exports high priced teas to the US and this is likely to be impacted by the tariffs imposed recently just as the country saw a significant hike in export volumes, industry sources said. Last ...

The government will seek concessions from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka to offset the impact of the US tariffs on the economy, a senior ...

Veteran and experienced cricketer Elvis Koelmeyer was a great cricketer for St. Anthony’s College, Wattala years back. He started his cricket career at the age of 10 years (Under-12 in 1975) and ...

The National Physical Plan prepared by the National Physical Planning Department under the Urban Development Authority (UDA) for 2025 to 2050 is scheduled to be submitted to the Cabinet for approval, ...

It was during the British parliamentary election that brought the Labour Party to power after some years of conservatism that I heard a prominent activist damn the stream of promises flowing from the ...

The gardens of the University of Peradeniya are a sea of colours this season, with flowers of various hues blooming around the campus. The trees have been hand-planted by its first curator and his men ...

Meanwhile, Trump’s staggering US tariffs worldwide have not only threatened the longstanding ground rules in world trade but also undermined the Geneva-based World Trade Organisation (WTO), described ...

Despite its immense religious and archaeological value, Anuradhapura remains under-represented in the country’s tourism narrative. According to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, in 2024 Sri ...

This year’s Aluth Avurudda is being celebrated today in the traditional manner with customs from time immemorial. The ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to look into a request made by the four Mahanayaka Theras to allow full Buddhist ...

The annual Nuwara Eliya spring festival started with a bang on April 1, with a performance by 18 percussion bands featuring ...

Yet, in terms of the inhumane conditions faced within our prison walls, the difference between a remandee and a convicted felon has become largely academic. Remand prisoners—those yet to be tried or ...