Chamindra Kularatne, the suspended Deputy Secretary General of Parliament and Chief of Staff, has told the Opposition that he will...
The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Sri Lanka, Khaled Nasser Al Ameri, met Minister of Power and...
An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India’s West Bengal state has sparked concern in parts of Asia, with...
The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both...
Sri Lanka women will tour the West Indiesfor a multi-format white-ball series in February-March. The tour will consist of three...
Cricket Scotland has received assurances that the ICC is working “very, very hard” to ensure Scotland’s players will be granted...
England won the toss and chose to bat first in the deciding ODI in Colombo. Although England won the previous...
The baggy green cap that Sir Donald Bradman wore in India’s maiden series as an independent nation has been bought...
France’s National Assembly has taken a first step towards banning social media access for under-15s, a proposal backed by President...
US President Donald Trump has announced he is raising tariffs on South Korean imports to 25% after accusing Seoul of...
The most prolific batter of the WPL and the ever-so reliable Nat Sciver Brunt has finally broken the century drought...
Adnit Jhamb produced an excellent, unbeaten century as USA romped to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Scotland in the 16th...
The Sri Lanka Navy conducted a successful shipwreck expedition from 10 to 17 March focusing on historically significant shipwrecks located in the sea area off the...
By A.J.A. Abeynayake The Colombo High Court yesterday turned down a request to lift the freeze on former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s bank account in the...
Adani Green Energy SL Ltd yesterday (20) said that there was absolutely no basis for reports that the company offered to revise the pricing formula. The...
The SLIM Kantar People’s Awards was held at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday night at the Monarch Imperial, Sri Jayewardenepura. Renowned actor Sanath Gunathilake was the Chief...
A person who had been duped by a foreign job agent said that the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) declined to inquire into the...
Government has permitted, after several years, the import of motor cars. Imports, including cars, were cut off because the government then wisely prioritised importing other commodities...
Friday 21st March, 2025 There has been a sharp increase in fatal accidents on Sri Lanka’s expressways during the past several years. On Tuesday night, a...
Sri Lanka has fallen to 133rd place in the 2025 World Happiness Report, dropping five positions from its 128th ranking in 2024. The report ranks 147...
The Hambantota International Port (HIP) discharged the second batch of vehicles for the domestic market last week. A total of 1,159 vehicles were handled during the...
The Panadura South Police have arrested a man for collecting his deceased father’s pension for one and half years fraudulently. His father was an employee of...
Apropos ‘LG polls: Ranil-led grouping disintegrates; MEP, too, going it alone’ yesterday’s issue of The Island (March 20)’ we inadvertently stated that the grouping led by the...
A truck carrying 5,031.2 kilos of substandard tea, commonly referred to as “refuse tea” or tea waste, was intercepted near Danowita on the Colombo-Kandy Road yesterday.The...
