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The national celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was held today (09) at the Indigenous ...
The final Randoli Perahera of the annual Esala Perahera at the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy took place yesterday evening (08), drawing thousands of spectators, including President Anura ...
The life, and violent death, of Neelan Tiruchelvam is the subject of a new documentary by young Canadian Tamil director Pitasanna Shanmugathas. Its title is apt. In life Tiruchelvam was silenced in ...
Time is a funny thing that way. To a sad and lonely old man, sitting on a park bench next to a pretty energetic girl is but a few achingly fleeting moments. But to the lass it may seem like an ...
In 2024, the global approach to measuring business climate saw a major transformation. The World Bank Group introduced the Business Ready (B-READY) Index, its new flagship report aimed at assessing ...
It’s indeed heart-breaking to learn the plight of wild elephants in Sri Lanka and the extent of horror and cruelty unleashed upon them that continue to go unabated over the years. The spate of recent ...
Sri Lanka’s last wild tuskers — majestic, rare, and silently disappearing — are on the brink of vanishing forever. These giants once roamed in strength and abundance across the island, but now, only a ...
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) on Wednesday held its first high-level discussion with leading export stakeholders to craft a coordinated response to the 20% tariff recently imposed by ...
The Sri Lanka Customs informed the Court of Appeal yesterday that it is prepared to release 991 BYD electric vehicles currently held in detention, subject to specific conditions. The announcement was ...