Sri Lanka will enforce its most sweeping regulatory shift in decades as the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) Act No. 17 of 2025 takes effect on December 1, bringing the whole industry under one ...

The idea that public office should be a form of unpaid voluntary service appears virtuous. It appeals to a sense of moral purity and resonates in a political culture damaged by corruption. But history ...

A bill to regulate non-banking lending institutions is to be introduced, with penalties for non-compliance including fines of up to Rs five million, up to five years’ imprisonment, or both, upon ...

With the main opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), announcing well in advance that it would not be taking part, it posed ...

It is said the popularity of a political party cannot be judged by rally crowds, as Sri Lanka’s past politics show. However, ...

Supreme Court Justice Shiran Gooneratne yesterday took oaths before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, as the Acting Chief ...

Perth, Australia, AFP: Makeshift opener Travis Head smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a ...

Sitting for an exam after many years of service is seen as unnecessary, while 1,608 development officers prefer to continue ...

Along with co-writer Nilantha Perera, Rathnayake was honoured with the ‘Asian New Talent Award’ for Best Script Writer, while ...

In addition to the remaining AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifier against Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka are set to play seven more ...

During the operation, six suspects were arrested along with a local multi-day fishing trawler. The Police Narcotics Bureau at ...

Colombo, February 28, 1938 was a red-letter day in Ceylon’s aviation history when the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, GCMG.