2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1494+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Methmalie Dissanayake Last week, when a mother of a seven-year-old child with special needs sat down to write a Facebook post about her son’s school, she was not trying to start a national conversation. She was describing something…...

42+ min ago   (821+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Naveed Rozais In ‘The Reckoning of a Wanderer,’ the latest original production by the Kandy-based Sri Theatre Company, the past returns through a son who comes home after his father’s death, only to find himself questioning everything he…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1578+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Nelie Munasinghe Sri Lanka has introduced a new National Livestock Policy to replace its old framework, setting out a comprehensive plan for the development of the country’s livestock sector. The policy brings all major livestock subsectors under a…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1608+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Hasarel Gallage Sri Lanka’s new National Mineral Policy – after 27 years since its predecessor policy – has officially come into effect after being approved by the Cabinet, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti said on 11 June, addressing a…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (185+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Danara Kulathilaka Reported dengue cases in Sri Lanka have surpassed 80,000 this year, with health authorities reporting a total of 80,114 cases as of midnight on Thursday (23), according to surveillance data from the National Dengue Control Unit. According to the…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1629+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Methmalie Dissnayake More than 7,000 families living around the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project have spent the better part of a decade watching their homes crack and their wells run dry. The project’s preliminary studies had been rejected by…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1144+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Kenolee Perera In the rapidly evolving landscape of Sri Lanka’s digital economy, an unchecked surge in online gambling and cyber-enabled scams is quietly brewing into a major socio-economic crisis. Driven by widespread smartphone adoption, aggressive sports-betting marketing, and…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1037+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Dimithri Wijesinghe For nearly six decades, thousands of Sri Lankans have travelled to the former Soviet Union and other socialist countries in pursuit of higher education. They returned not only with degrees in medicine, engineering, science, and technology,…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1057+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Jeevan Thiyagaraja Sri Lanka’s two major waves of disappearance ran on parallel but distinct tracks. The North East Zonal Commission’s Final Report ascribed 90% of enforced disappearances in that region to the military and Police, and 10% to paramilitary groups…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (687+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Jatila Karawita Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage has said that the Government cannot meet the financial demands made by now-retired sprinter Yupun Abeykoon following the star athlete’s stunning decision to step away from the track on Tuesday (21). He…...