The arrest and detention of the former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief, Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, over his alleged links to the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks have continued to ...

Explaining the sudden, unscheduled price hike, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman Janaka Rajakaruna noted that the price of diesel on the world market had increased by nearly 100% compared to ...

(The author is an energy sector regulatory consultant based in Calgary, Canada. He has been involved in economic development initiatives in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and has a long-standing ...

The Kivul Oya project will inundate an area of 26 square kilometres of thick prime jungle. Preserving this existing forest is essential not only for the Northern Province but for the entire country.

Energy officials this week received a strong directive from an all-party Parliamentary committee to commission “without further delay” a third independent accredited lab to test coal samples from the ...

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...

No war can be won without the “blessing” of the local population. The American public doesn’t see Iran as a direct threat. There is a growing realization that this is an “Israel-first” war, funded by ...

Lanka Coal Company (Pvt) Ltd (LCC) has extended its bid closing date for the emergency procurement of 300,000MT of coal, as an emergency hasn’t yet arisen, authoritative sources told the Sunday Times.

Former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over the alleged acceptance of a ...

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Maj. Gen. (Retd) Suresh Salley is facing three main allegations in connection with investigations related to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, the ...