The Colombo High Court yesterday postponed until July 9 the hearing of the money laundering case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Money Laundering...
More than one in five schoolchildren in Sri Lanka were affected by malnutrition, Secretary to the Ministry of Health Anil Jasinghe said yesterday, warning of a...
For more than a century, Sri Lankan society has lived with a quiet contradiction at the heart of its religious life. On the one hand, the...
Friday 5th June, 2026 The Opposition’s propaganda mill is in overdrive, manufacturing various stories about a split in the JVP-NPP government. Mighty governments collapse not because...
Sri Lanka has one of the most educated female populations in South Asia, yet only about one in three women participates in the labour force, making...
The Power and Energy Ministry’s drive towards energy security and renewable energy expansion received a major boost yesterday with the signing of a tripartite cooperation agreement...
Interview with Khalid Hamoud Al-Kahtani, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Sri Lanka Saudi Arabia has once again demonstrated its unparalleled capacity to manage...
A security guard attached to the National Water Supply and Drainage Board’s Gorakadeniya Water Treatment Plant has been arrested by Peradeniya Police after more than six...
This is regarding the editorial of The Island on 19 May 2026, titled “Defeat of Terrorism- Triumph of hypocrisy”. I fully agree with the Editor when...
Tales of Mystery and Suspense 4 Though murder mysteries that are also comic novels are not very common, I have read quite a few of them...
As climate-linked regulations, investor expectations, and financing requirements increasingly influence global trade and market access, the Sri Lanka Climate Summit 2026, will place business readiness at...
Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe is scheduled to brief Members of Parliament on the country’s fiscal policy and related economic matters next Wednesday as Parliament...