That rampant disorder is the starkest of global realities currently is a fact beyond dispute. While the international community is confronted with the grueling challenge of...
The SLPP’s campaign for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections is scheduled to commence with a convention on May 26 at Thalawa, Anauradhapura, with former President...
State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon yesterday said that the government has commenced talks with India to set up a small arms manufacturing unit in Sri...
Lankan writer VV ‘Sugi’ Ganeshananthan’s novel Brotherless Night has won the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. She was awarded a cash prize of $150,000. All the shortlisted authors...
By Norman Palihawadane Mawathamagama police have arrested a private fashion design teacher for raping a teenage student of his class. The teacher, a 40-year-old father of two,...
Thursday 16th May, 2024 The Parliament of Sri Lanka can hardly have a sitting without its members resorting to slanging matches and even coming to blows....
The National Savings Bank yesterday said that there had been a misinterpretation on NSB by a news item (not published in The Island) currently in circulation....
The Workshop Players proudly announce auditions for their upcoming production of the beloved musical “Fiddler on the Roof” scheduled to grace the Lionel Wendt stage from...
The Institute of Chemistry Ceylon yesterday announced the graduation of Sachinie Goonetilleke as a chemist following in the footsteps of her mother Kumudinee Goonetilleke, who had graduated from the same...
A delegation, comprising 15 officials of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, completed a four-day training programme, from 9 to 13 May, at the Supreme Court...
Sri Lanka team registered a stunning straight sets victory over Iran at the CAVA Nations League Men’s Volleyball Tournament at the National Stadium in Islamabad on Wednesday. It was...
The race to be the No.1 ranked all-rounder at the start of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has further intensified as two players share top...