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Harsha Gunaratne, the elder brother of the ‘Mawrata’ National Newspaper’s Editorial Director and Editor-in-Chief, Thushara Gunaratne, has passed away suddenly. An old boy of Nalanda College, Mr Harsha Gunaratne, was the son of the late Elmo Gunaratne, a senior journalist...

Investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deep technology sectors are witnessing strong momentum in India, with AI’s share in Venture Capital (VC) funding increasing to around 12 per cent from less than 5 per cent in 2020, according to a...

There has been considerable controversy within political circles over Tilvin Silva’s visit to India. The controversy stems from the JVP’s strong anti-Indian policy during the 1987–88 period. At that time, the JVP launched a major campaign calling for a boycott...

Two groups of Sri Lankan journalists and media professionals successfully completed week-long Specialized Training Programmes on Media Management at the Dr. MCR Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana (MCRHRD), Hyderabad, India. The first batch of 30 participants attended the programme...

Under the new security agreement between the United States and Japan, the United States has reaffirmed its full commitment to defending Japan against any form of attack. This commitment includes the use of all available military and defense capabilities, including...

Chamara Sampath Dassanayake stated that he will make every possible effort to present the issues raised by the public to the government during Parliamentary sessions.

The units of the “CAL Three Year Closed End Fund” were officially listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recently. Accordingly, a total of 841,263,375 units of the ‘CAL Three Year Closed End Fund’ were listed by Capital Alliance Investments...

Opposition MP S.M. Marikkar stated that the people of the country will have to face a genuine gas crisis after next April.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has disclosed a substantial financial loss resulting from the use of substandard coal, in an official letter dated 19th February 2026 (Reference: LVPP/PPM/Admin-8/26-09), submitted to the Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development....

SriLankan Airport & Ground Services (SLAGS) functions as the ground handling division serving Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, and Mattala International Airport. The organization delivers comprehensive, safe, and efficient ground handling services to SriLankan Airlines as well as other commercial airlines...