The All Party Conference, chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to discuss the impact of recent U.S. tariffs on Sri Lanka, concluded with consensus on the government's approach, multiple party ...

The oldest member at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens, the giant tortoise, who is around 153 years, will be among the animals selected for the traditional New Year oil anointing ceremony on ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to look into a request made by the four Mahanayaka Theras to allow full Buddhist representation in the management of the Maha Bodhi Temple at Buddha Gaya in India ...

In a touching moment of compassion, Sri Lankan cricket sensation Angelo Mathews fulfilled the wish of a terminally ill young fan, bringing joy to a child facing life’s greatest challenge. The ...

This lady from Kirulapone regularly makes Avurudu sweetmeats and other food during the New Year. But she says this year the demand has dropped for her orders because of rising prices. Pic by M.A.

UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As the Trump administration’s hostility towards the United Nations keeps growing, a New York Times columnist last week proposed “something a little incendiary”. Maybe Trump ...

The annual Nuwara Eliya spring festival started with a bang on April 1, with a performance by 18 percussion bands featuring 600 schoolchildren. The parade was held along Queen Elizabeth Mawatha, near ...

Mr. Ravi Kumararatne, former Royal and Ceylon Schools athletics captain was the Chief Guest at the Royal College Inter-House Athletics Meet held on Monday at the College Main ground ...

Sri Lanka is among the countries currently facing a 90-day pause on the new tariffs—as announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday—and is trying to work out a plan to reduce the trade surplus ...

Vendors in Kandy town have been given permission to sell goods on the pavements until the end of the New Year season. The decision was taken at the Coordinating Committee meeting of the Kandy District ...

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 ...

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 ...