Wednesday 28th October, 2026 Sri Lanka takes disaster management for granted, paying it the attention it deserves only when ...

Last week, a survey from New Zealand caught my attention. Nearly 190,000 people took part in an online poll run by the country’s national broadcaster. One question was simple: should wealthier people ...

As the world moves closer to the 2030 deadline for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a troubling reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Global wealth ...

The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to look into and report to the House on the matter of selecting the Electoral System under which the Provincial Council Elections should be held and submit ...

By Shamindra Ferdinando Last week’s Midweek piece, headlined ‘Nobel Peace Prize for Pillay draws global attention to Eelam War,’ prompted one of the writer’s ex-colleagues, now serving a foreign media ...

Sri Lanka’s apparel exports returned to growth in September 2026, an encouraging sign for the sector. Although the nine-month total is still behind last year, the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF ...

Sri Lanka’s envoy in Delhi and politics of regional power by Sasanka Perera (The writer is on X as @sasmester) Diplomacy is as much about what is left unsaid as what is explicitly declared. A diplomat ...

From the Tsunami to Cyclone Ditwah: by Prof. Ranjith Bandara Emeritus Professor, University of Colombo Sri Lanka’s disaster management crisis is not simply a matter of limited funding, technology or ...

The government yesterday (27) denied that it had received a request from the Mahanayakes seeking presidential pardon for Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera. Cabinet spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa ...

By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka’s electricity supply security has come under renewed scrutiny after a generating unit at the Norochcholai Lakvijaya coal power plant complex was taken offline for maintenance, ...

By Sunil Gamage In Sri Lanka, ask a minister about farming and you will hear a small number: about 7 or 8 percent of GDP. That is the share of the economy officially credited to agriculture. It ...

India is Sri Lanka’s largest and fastest-growing tourism source market. In 2025, over 5.3 lakh Indian travellers visited Sri Lanka, making India the country’s largest source of tourists by a wide ...