Victor Ivon, a renowned investigative journalist, political critic, theorist, social activist, and author, passed away this evening in the hospital after a long illness.

The return to Colombo after a four-day State visit to China appears to have placed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a frenetic mood. Despite the much-acclaimed successful trip, the sense of ...

Within the very heart of the bustling De Soysa Maternity Hospital (DMH) down Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, where numerous babies are born and families leave with big smiles, intense and earnest discussions ...

School development officers (SDO) protested this week opposite the Colombo Fort railway station demanding that they be integrated into the state teachers’ service as they have worked in government ...

Dr. Subashini Pathmanathan will deliver a lecture on the “Life and Sacrifices of Gandhi ji” to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 77th death anniversary at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre auditorium, 16/2 16 ...

The Education Ministry is set to launch a new programme to identify the nearest school to students within the 3km radius and develop it to set standards. Deputy Minister of Education and Higher ...

Due to the ongoing work on the Wayamba canal project to carry water from the Wemadilla reservoir in Matale to Wayamba, villagers in the Pahala Bambawa in Galewala are facing immense hardships. Even ...

An increase in the basic salary or allowances of public sector employees is under consideration by the government as it prepares to present its maiden budget next month. According to Treasury ...

More than 50,000 students who sat the Grade 5 scholarship exam have reached the cut-off marks set to apply to another school. A total of 319,284 students sat the exam, which later ran into controversy ...

Under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the government’s “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative has introduced the e-Traffic mobile app to promote road safety and reduce traffic violations.

Sri Lanka will be among the countries that will be affected by the new Donald Trump administration’s decision to freeze all existing foreign assistance and halt new aid. The newly appointed United ...

Eight state departments and authorities connected through the government payment platform by Lanka Pay have fetched a revenue of Rs.1.8 trillion as of last year, slated to double after the launch of ...