The “Spirit of Cricket”—often cited by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a cornerstone of fairness and sportsmanship—is viewed by critics as a convenient, selectively applied “myth” when ...

Sri Lanka needs four things working together: macroeconomic discipline, institutional reform, ethnic reconciliation, and an effective export-led growth strategy.

The period from 1505 to 1948, marking 450 years of colonial rule in Sri Lanka by Portuguese, Dutch, and British powers, is often described by historians and scholars as a time of intense pressure and ...

Real thief too runs with the running crowd to catch the real thief running with belongings for safety. Thriving is illegal punishable under penal code as a criminal offence, but only few real thieves ...

Sarath Wijesinghe PC Former Chair Consumer Affairs Authority Former Ambassador. Consumer is bound to be exploited during the festive season by the trader manufacturer and industri ...

As well as gas, Sri Lanka also imports all of its oil and buys coal for electricity generation. Colombo has warned that a prolonged war in the Middle East could seriously undermine efforts to emerge ...

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka announced on April 7 that a record US$320 million (S$411 million) relief package for farmers, fishermen and low‑income households hit hardest by soaring energy costs due to the ...

In terms of quality assurance, coal shipments are typically tested at both loading and unloading ports by independent inspectors. However, the audit found that coal sample testing at the loading port ...

As a young Sri Lankan engineer, I found myself under the guidance of remarkable academics, including my mentor, Professor Dr. Kosobkov—a Jewish Russian scholar of exceptional depth and discipline.

The answer is clear: Gotabaya Rajapakse would have become President regardless. Any contestant would have won. The Easter ...

He noticed my watch immediately—a fine Seiko watch, gleaming under the pale northern sun. Two hundred and fifty roubles,” he said, as though it were already agreed. I hesitated—but youth is often ...

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called for the creation of a new global cricket governing body, saying the current International Cricket Council has become overly influenced by Indian ...