Dr. Harsha points out masses are burdened with cascading taxes While online casinos and betting roam free without being taxed...
Apropos ‘Creditor receives USD 2.5 mn as Lankan public bears loss from theft of Treasury funds’, government sources told The Island that...
It is not another anonymously sourced report about a rift between the United States and Israel. This time, the administration...
Vinicius Junior scored and assisted on one of Matheus Cunha’s two goals as five-time champion Brazil eliminated Haiti from the...
World leader Rumesh Tharanga registered his third consecutive Diamond League victory as he beat two-time world champion Anderson Peters for...
The United States showed they could win without Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 to reach the World Cup round of...
If you want to know the kind of pressure West Indies have put themselves under at the 3036 T20 Women’s...
New Zealand had another poor day in the field and were nearly embarrassed by Ireland on a glorious sunny day...
Jio Platforms, the telecom unit of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, has announced what analysts say could be one of...
Planned talks in Switzerland between the United States and Iran to discuss the technical terms of their ceasefire deal have...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in...
Murder of underworld leader in courthouse: Mother of Ishara Sewwandi, who is wanted in connection with the killing of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias ‘Ganemulle...
Part 1: Principles to be followed (This is the first part of ‘The Dilemma of a Definition: Terrorism Without Terror?’, published in The Island on Friday...
Monday 14th July, 2025 There seems to be no end in sight to headline-grabbing controversies at the White House, during US President Donald Trump’s second term’....
The CID had seized 21 illegally imported motorcycles and four cannabis plants following a raid on the Hambantota Bird Park, police said on Saturday. The raid,...
The British High Commission in Sri Lanka has announced the acceptance of applications for the UK’s Chevening Scholarship programme. Issuing a statement, the High Commission has...
US tariffs: The Seafood Exporters’ Association of Sri Lanka has expressed serious concern that the recent reduction of US tariffs, from 44% to 30% on Sri...
Following the tragic demise of a Sabaragamuwa University undergraduate, more than fifty articles have appeared in the media expressing views on various aspects of the barbaric...
Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written another excellent article under the above caption (The Island, 10.07.2025),...
The government would reclaim 44 state-owned rest houses across the country that have fallen into disrepair under private management, Urban Development Authority (UDA) sources said yesterday....
U.S. tariffs, oil price volatility remain key challenges for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s economy displayed signs of resilience in May 2025, with industrial output expanding by...
Softlogic Life Insurance PLC has finalised its 100% acquisition of Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Limited, following approval from the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL)....
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels, in collaboration with Karunakarala Ayurveda Resort and the Union Luxembourgeoise de Tourisme (ULT), hosted an immersive Sri Lanka Ayurveda Evening...
