… Warns would-be polluters of criminal prosecution, hefty fines and even blacklisting The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has warned...
A 10-member delegation from Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice P. Padman Surasena, departed to New Delhi on...
US President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of his 6 January...
The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center at 06:00AM on 16th December 2025 shows that 70,297 persons belonging...
New South Wales Police say 15 people, including a 10 year old girl were killed in a shooting at Bondi...
The ninth phase of the islandwide programme to recognise outstanding achievers at the G.C.E. Advanced Level implemented by the Presidential...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that education should not be a burden to children during the recovery period after...
India reclaimed the series lead by bowling South Africa out for 117 in seam-friendly conditions in Dharamsala. Arshdeep Singh and...
New South Wales Police say that nine people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach Hanukkah event was being...
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring the livelihoods of communities affected by the...
Police and school officials in the United States are asking residents of Providence, Rhode Island, to shelter in place after...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Russia is seeking Sri Lanka’s assistance to confirm the identities of several ex-military personnel killed in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Island learns...
By Saman Indrajith The government had spent only Rs 900,000 for the inauguration ceremony of ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative, Chief Government Whip and Health Minister Dr....
By Hemantha Randunu Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russian, Udayanga Weeratunga, was arrested yesterday (10) by the Mirihana Police for assaulting a neighbour.The incident occurred at...
A. J.A. Abeynayake A 25-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday (10th) by Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne after being found guilty of attempting...
The Northern farmers had commenced paddy harvesting and thus consumers should be able to feel some relief soon, All Ceylon Small and Medium Scale Mill Owners’...
The Airport and Aviation Services Ltd., yesterday (10) announced the lifting of the ban on luxury buses operating on the Fort-Katunayake route (No. 187) accessing the Bandaranaike International...
There are over 3,000 vacancies for Grama Niladaris across the country, Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government, Chandana Abeyratne, said yesterday.Thus, one Grama Niladari is compelled to...
Saturday 11th January, 2025 The government has announced a concessionary loan scheme for small and medium-scale (SMS) rice millers and cooperative societies to purchase paddy during...
The Hambantota International Port (HIP) achieved a growth rate of 22 percent in 2024, matching its performance from the previous year, HIP Group (HIPG) said on...
By Saman Indrajith Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath informed Parliament on Thursday (09) that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara regarding...
By Upali de Seram A group of employees attached to the Trincomalee Port has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, alleging that a state-of-the-art high-tech pilot...
