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Colombo joins global 'Viksit Bharat Run 2025'

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The High Commission of India in Colombo, jointly with MY Bharat under the Indian Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry and in collaboration with the Indian Cultural Association, organi... Read More


Stay safe, drive smart

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Recent road accidents have claimed many lives of men, women and children. Four people were killed and 25 others were injured in a bus collision at Thorayaya in Kurunegala on Februa... Read More


JR's Foreign Policy choices: Vision or misjudgement?

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The charisma of former President the late J. R. Jayewardene remains a compelling enigma, particularly from our current perspective nearly three decades after his passing. His appro... Read More


Happiness begins with a healthy mind

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- All we want in life is to be happy. The job we do, the family and friends we make, the food we cook, the dress we buy, every goal we set and every effort we make, happiness is what... Read More


President AKD's first year in foreign policy

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's (AKD) official visit to China during his first year in office has further strengthened the longstanding friendship between the two Asian nation... Read More


Sri Lanka hedges foreign policy amid limits of influence

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Sri Lanka's foreign policy has long been notable for its roots in Non-Aligned Movement thinking, its post-colonial solidarity with other developing countries, and historically voca... Read More


Ice here and in the US

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- When U.S. President Donald Trump said in his United Nations (UN) speech that he has secured his country's borders and that other countries which hadn't done so are going to hell, t... Read More


A natural wonder every 12 years

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Foreign and local visitors have been thronging the Horton Plains National Park to enjoy the breathtaking sight of the rare Nelu flowers, which bloom once every 12 years. Covering t... Read More


HSBC to sell retail banking business to Nations Trust Bank

Sri Lanka, Sept. 28 -- The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sri Lanka Branch ('HSBC Sri Lanka') has entered into a binding agreement to sell its retail banking business to Nations Tr... Read More


FTZMA proposes new trade preferences, stable BOI and predictable energy pricing

Sri Lanka, Sept. 28 -- The Free Trade Zone Manufacturers' Association (FTZMA) presented Budget proposals for 2026 to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake last week, calling for tax incentives, investmen... Read More