Drug controversy: “Setting up state-of-the-art drug testing facility will cost Rs 5 billion” Activists call for legal action against politicians,...
Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland...
There was a little bit of rustiness as India returned to action 50 days after becoming ODI world champions, but...
Opener Sameer Minhas blitzed his way to 172 off 113 balls, setting up Pakistan’s demolition of India in thDeepeshe Under-19...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
The government is planning to hold a conference for Members of Parliament with disabilities for the first time in the country. Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne had...
Rs 5.5 billion already spent The government has procured 350 units of biometric hardware, including high-resolution cameras and fingerprint scanners, for its upcoming Sri Lanka Unique...
“… all he needs to do is leave the premises”- Minister Jayatissa By Shyam Nuwan Ganewatte The government yesterday said there was no need to ask...
Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara told Parliament yesterday that the government was ready to probe the allegation that a certain political party obtained Rs. 50 million from...
Two contentious issues that may never be resolved are disagreement between India and Sri Lanka over granting police and land powers to Provincial Councils, arm twisted...
Combating money laundering: Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has said combating money laundering and countering financing of terrorism will help...
In The Island on January 20, Tillakaratne Lokubanda in his article “National schools, provincial schools, and international schools: A state-consented neo-caste system” wrote “After the 1956...
India and Sri Lanka achieved their second wins in Group A of the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup with easy victories over Malaysia and West Indies,...
Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake told Parliament yesterday that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) was not part of the government’s policy or aspirations,...
Badulla District NDF MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake yesterday dared the government to remove former President Mahinda Rajapaksa from his official residence and see how people would...
By AJA Abeynayake Colombo High Court Judge R.S.S. Sapuvida yesterday ordered that the case filed against former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others be taken up...
By Ifham Nizam President Anura Kumara Dissanayake along with top government officials yesterday engaged with World Bank Vice President Martin Raiser to discuss a wide-ranging financial...
