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President vows fiscal discipline, digital overhaul to protect public funds

COLOMBO, June 2 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (2) pledged sweeping reforms aimed at protecting public funds and restoring public trust in government spending, announcing cost-cutting... Read More


Rediscovering Ravana: A legend reimagined

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- In the vast tapestry of mythology, few figures are as polarizing as Ravana-the mighty king of Lanka, the learned scholar, the fearsome adversary of Rama. For centuries, the Ramaya... Read More


Rotaract Club APIIT and CCS team up for coconut conservation

COLOMBO, May 29 -- The Rotaract Club of APIIT, in collaboration with the College of Chemical Sciences (CCS), recently launched an impactful environmental initiative titled 'The Great Coconut Conservat... Read More


Judicial pronouncements and ground realities

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The right to life is the most fundamental of all human rights, enshrined both in Sri Lanka's Constitution and in the international human rights treaties to which Sri Lanka is a pa... Read More


SLCSP demands immediate and unconditional release of youth activist

COLOMBO, April 6 -- The Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine (SLCSP) has expressed profound disappointment over the recent arrest of a 22-year-old activist under the Prevention of Terrori... Read More


New regulations introduced for leisure craft and visiting yachts

COLOMBO, March 18 -- Sri Lanka has introduced new regulations governing boats, yachts, and visiting leisure craft in an effort to streamline operations and boost the country's nautical tourism sector.... Read More


Sri Lanka plans night-peak solar tariff to boost renewable energy investments

COLOMBO, March 18 -- Sri Lanka is preparing to introduce a special tariff structure for solar power with battery storage, enabling electricity supply during the night-time peak hours, Energy Minister ... Read More


14 Lankans trapped in Myanmar cybercrime centres repatriated

COLOMBO, March 18 -- Sri Lanka was on Tuesday (18) set to repatriate 14 nationals who were trafficked and forcibly employed in cybercrime centres in Myawaddy, Myanmar, following coordinated diplomatic... Read More