Trinity College, Kandy, symbolizes the distinctive educational environment Sri Lanka experienced under British rule, as the institution embodied Victorian values and closely followed the English public school model. Established by Rev. Richard
Sri Lanka’s banking sector has been shaken by a massive internal fraud at National Development Bank PLC, with losses now estimated at up to Rs 13.2 billion, triggering widespread concern over governance
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A controversial case in Anuradhapura has drawn public attention after a temple incumbent accused of sexual harassment was released on bail by the Chief Magistrate. Siyapath Sasindu Wickramaratne ordered the suspect monk’s
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Sri Lanka’s sports administration has come under intense scrutiny after Dayasiri Jayasekara, a Member of Parliament from the Samagi Jana Balavegaya, raised serious allegations against the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka,
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is facing a deepening political crisis as Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody is set to resign from his post, citing ongoing legal proceedings against him. The
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A recent audit report issued by the National Audit Office has exposed significant financial losses in Sri Lanka due to the procurement of substandard coal, raising serious concerns about oversight and economic
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Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila’s Pasku Praharaye Mahamolakaru Soya Yema (Searching for the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks) inquired into the 2019 April 21 Easter Sunday carnage. The former Minister and
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In Ratnapura district, the Kalatuwawa Reservoir has revealed a long-lost village as water levels have dropped by 38.5 feet due to dry weather in March 2026. The reservoir, an artificial water body
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It is ironic that the JVP-NPP government is now defending tainted ministers and downplaying corruption in the Parliament it came to power promising to clean up. A few weeks ago, it vehemently
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The latest Population and Housing Census report released in Sri Lanka shows that the nation’s total population has reached 21,781,800, marking a significant increase over the past decade. Compared to the 2012
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In an extraordinary discovery that has sent ripples through Sri Lanka’s ornithological community, the African Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) was sighted for the first time in the country on March 27, 2026.
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On the 32nd commemoration of the incomparable singer Mahagama Samson Fernando, widely known as M.S. Fernando or the “Baila Chakravarthy,” music lovers across Sri Lanka and the global diaspora reflect on the
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Sri Lanka is beginning to feel the strain of global conflict as disruptions to key trade routes drive up prices and restrict the supply of essential food items, raising fresh concerns about
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Sri Lanka’s government is facing intensifying criticism for what many observers describe as a defiant and dismissive response to corruption allegations against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, choosing to keep him in power
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On April 8, 2025, the Criminal Investigation Department arrested Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan — widely known as Pillayan — at the TMVP headquarters in Batticaloa. Within two days, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala stood
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by Durga This is shameless to the core. They have been bamboozled properly in homes; parents seem to have avoided guiding them. These boys must be taken away, given rest, and sent
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