“Auditor General’s reports a matter for Legislature not the Executive” Former Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Charitha...
The National Joint Committee (NJC) has urged the government to seek compensation for the environmental damage caused by the US...
Minister of Power and Energy Kumara Jayakody and Ministry Secretary Prof. Udayanga Hemapala have resigned from their respective positions today...
Rwanda will host the inaugural Women’s Challenge Trophy, which starts on April 18 in Kigali with Rwanda taking on Italy,...
The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is investigating allegations of corruption involving Cricket Canada, one of which focuses on a game...
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in discussions – through Islamabad – to...
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefire, US President Donald Trump has said, starting from 17:00...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 16 April 2026, valid...
Three Sri Lankan leopard cubs that were born at the Singapore Zoo on Jan 1 have now made their public...
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a local multi- day fishing trawler, it’s four man crew together with a consignment...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside at...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowled Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) out for 146 and chased it down with nearly five overs...
… considers it a move to propagate Western thinking Chief Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for the Jaffna District, Geethanath Cassilingam, has condemned...
In the competitive world of global tourism, few private citizens have made a national impact quite like Nisther Annis. A Sri Lankan entrepreneur who rose to...
Sri Lanka beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 in the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia qualifier played at the Racecourse grounds yesterday. Adhavan Rajamohan, Dillon de Silva and...
Drone technology as new warfare: Over the past several years, drone technology has revolutionised the face of warfare. Once regarded as primarily reconnaissance systems, drones have...
Protecting citizen health through ecological intelligence In response to Marlon Ferreira’s compelling observations in ‘Thermal fogging is a waste of time’ (Exterminators PLC, https://island.lk/thermal-fogging-is-a-waste-of-time/), this article...
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka – Bangladesh Business Council, will host a visiting business delegation from the Dhaka Chamber of...
The First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr. Gita Gopinath, is scheduled to visit Colombo from 15-16 June 2025, the Central...
Yevan David took his fourth race win of the year following sensational start from P3 on the grid to lead from the first meters and set...
The lights are out in the factory, Human activity is petering out… Solemn workers are heading home, To dying hearths and mourning wives, Today being their...
The Island of 09 June reported that the Dehiwela Zoo had as many as 30 blue and yellow foreign exotic Macaw parrots in captivity, and one...
CEAT has been voted Sri Lanka’s ‘Most Loved Tyre Brand’ in 2025 by the country’s leading business magazine LMD. This valuable accolade is based on the...
Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has urged the government to officially designate the Chemmani site in Jaffna as a mass...
