By Gwynne Dyer Fraser said that Ramaphosa’s ‘presidential protection unit’ (bodyguards) had tracked down the burglars, kidnapped and interrogated them, and then bribed them to keep...
Sri Lanka pulled off the highest successful run chase ever at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to take a 2-1 lead in the five match ODI...
BY Shamindra Ferdinando Dudley Sirisena, who owns one of the biggest rice mills in the country, yesterday (19) alleged that the government lacked the will to...
The Federation of University Teachers Union (FUTA) has opposed the decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to close the universities temporarily. It has written to the...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, June 19: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraba Modi turned 100 on Saturday. He visited her...
Dear Sir / Madam, We understand with dismay that the Parliament of Canada has declared the 18th of May as “The Tamil Genocide Day”. When this...
By Eng. Thushara Dissanayake Sri Lanka is facing its worst ever economic crisis, which has affected everyone. Essential commodities such as fuel and pharmaceuticals are in...
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday chaired a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka and said there was “unanimous support”...
This refers to the article “firewood cooking and its effects on human health” written by Professor Illeperuma, published in The island of 17 June. In it,...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on Saturday emphasised that it was of utmost importance for those enforcing the law to act with restraint and...