Engineers at the Ceylon Electricity Board have drawn a clear red line over the government’s plan to gazette the appointed...
The annual Colombo Navam Maha Perahera, along with an exhibition of sacred relics brought from India, will be held at...
Building on its success in seizing major narcotic stocks in 2025, the Navy continued to support the “A Nation United”...
Nihar Parmar produced an excellent all-round display as Japan comfortably defeated Tanzania by nine wickets at Windhoek in the first...
India bundled out New Zealand for a mere 135 in their final Group B fixture of the Under-19 World Cup...
Josh Hoey had said he was excited to take a shot at the world 800m short track record in Boston...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade...
Pakistan’s participation at the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has been thrown into uncertainty after the PCB chairman Mohsin...
Joe Root struck his 45th ODI fifty and with it helped England snap an 11-match losing streak away from home,...
A Sri Lankan innings that never really got going eventually parked itself at middling total of 219, as they were...
It is now official: Scotland have replaced Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2026 starting in India and Sri Lanka...
At least seven people have died and more than 80 others are missing after a landslide hit Indonesia’s West Java...
The Lawyers’ Collective yesterday issued a statement expressing serious concerns about the practice of appointing retired judges, particularly those from the Superior Courts, to positions in...
Monday 3rd March, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must be regretting that he ever tried to obtain NATO membership for his country and confronted Russia. Having...
By Emeritus Professor Ranjith Senaratne Department of Crop Science, University of Ruhuna (ransen.ru@gmail.com) Present scenario Recent prohibitive prices of rice and its unavailability caused untold hardships...
By Dr Upali Abeysiri May I be permitted to add to the thought-provoking article, “The Buddha I believe in” (The Island, 24th February) by my very...
Easter Sunday attacks: Interview with Dhara Wijayatilake, Attorney-at-Law, Chairperson, The Office for Reparations, on disbursements from the Easter Attack Victim Fund. by Saman Indrajith Q: How...
Why Sri Lanka must continue to pursue a Non-Aligned, yet Multi-Aligned Foreign Policy: by Ali Sabry, PC In a world increasingly polarised by great-power rivalries, Sri...
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in a statement yesterday, congratulated the Government on successfully completing the third review under the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement....
By Ifham Nizam Ramadan is widely known as the holiest month in Islam, a time of fasting, reflection, and devotion. However, beyond its spiritual significance, Ramadan...
Colombo, Sri Lanka – 03rd March 2025 – Sunandaji, the internationally acclaimed teacher of Vedanta and daughter-disciple of Swami A. Parthasarathy, will return to Colombo this...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the University of Kelaniya organized the Sri Lanka Inter-University Make-A-Thon for Assistive Medical Technology from 22–24 February 2025 to come...
by Reemus Fernando National record holder Rumesh Tharanga has further improved his world lead in the javelin throw with a massive throw of 85.41 metres at...
‘Sri Lankans have shown remarkable resilience, but further austerity is untenable’ By Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka must sustain annual economic growth exceeding 5% to achieve debt...
