The NPP government has not taken a final decision regarding filling of the vacancies in the judiciary. A group of...
SJB leader Sajith Premadasa has invited the UNP and other political parties to join his party. Premadasa, who is also...
Women having to choose between motherhood and representing their country should become entirely a thing of the past after the...
Chamari Athapaththu has said she feels like “a failure as a captain” after Sri Lanka’s defeat to West Indies in...
British Prime Minister KeirStarmer has resigned in a televised statement after coming under mounting pressure from his own Labour Party....
A discussion aimed at identifying swift solutions to the challenges facing Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, with a view to strengthening...
More than half of France’s regions are under a red heat alert, as the country braces for sweltering temperatures in...
Australian police have seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine – the country’s largest ever such bust – from an underground bunker...
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of the tournament as part of a second-half flurry to deliver Egypt...
Inspired by Lamine Yamal, Spain strolled to a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Group H, as Mikel Oyarzabal restored...
In a contest billed as the biggest of the group stage, South Africa took a big step towards the semi-final...
Belgium were held to a scoreless draw by Iran in a frustrating encounter that saw the Red Devils reduced to...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second win of the Women’s T20 World...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 19 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in less than five months. Residents in...
Amidst ongoing accusations that the theft of USD 2.5 mn (nearly 1 bn Rupees) from the Treasury hadn’t been properly investigated, The Island learns that the relevant payments...
The Court of Appeal yesterday (18) postponed until June 25 the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin Fernando seeking the dismissal of an...
The UNP yesterday called on the government to clarify whether it had sought access to evidence and documents gathered during a United States investigation into the...
The people’s United Opposition yesterday appealed to the IMF to take tangible action to rein in the Lankan government. Following a meeting with IMF Mission in...
The Police Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has arrested New People’s Front leader Sugeeshwara Bandara in connection with an investigation into alleged salary irregularities. Police said...
The Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and MP Rauff Hakeem states that all relevant parties must extend their cooperation to the security forces in order to...
The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war in the Middle East. US Central...
The weekly Colombo Tea Auction concluded with offerings increasing to 6.5 million kilogrammes, a marginal rise from the previous week’s 6.4 million kilogrammes. However, the market...
Beyond Stabilisation: “Development is not about where you are today, but where you can be tomorrow if you make the right investments today.” – Lee Kuan...
