By Shamindra Ferdinando Iran has sought the Indian intervention, at the highest level, to provide lifesaving support to the crews...
MP Namal Rajapaksa, who is in remand custody over the controversial Airbus deal, was further remanded until October 27 by...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 14 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Due...
Missiles and drones have been intercepted over Riyadh after the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen struck a fuel depot near...
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has instructed officials to expedite the cleaning of canals and drainage systems to ensure the...
The series may have been lost but Sri Lanka will be feeling a lot better about themselves following a comprehensive...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal forwarded by the Prime Minister in her capacity as the Minister...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is planning to legally challenge the federal government’s Sunday takeover...
Pathum Nissanka’s return to the red-ball fold provides a downtrodden Sri Lanka with a timely boost, while debuts are also...
Former Zimbabwe fast bowler and umpire Sarah Dambanevana passed away in Harare on Monday. She was 36. A Zimbabwe Cricket...
Even counting the win against Bangladesh at the Asian Games Sri Lanka have lost 12 T20Is to the two they...
An injury to key bowler Sophie Ecclestone proved no barrier for England as Amy Jones overhauled a meagre target to send New Zealand out of the...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 27 OCTOBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 October 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
Two bodyguards assigned SJB MP Jagath Vithana yesterday (26) said that the NPP government should conduct an overall security review without further delay. The Kalutara District...
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has alleged that approximately 10,000 annual transfers of its members couldn’t be implemented so far this year due to malpractices....
Deputy Defence Minister Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekera has ruled out the possibility of the re-opening of the Moondrumurippu–Thatchankulam main road and the release of the...
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) yesterday said that water levels of all major rivers across the country remained at normal levels despite intermittent heavy showers in...
Acting on a tip-off that some persons wanted for the killing of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickremasekera were hiding in a housing scheme in Kekirawa,...
Monday 27th October, 2025 The government is on a campaign to vilify slain Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Chairman Lasantha Wickremesekera as an underworld figure in a...
A recent study has revealed that 60 percent of Sri Lankan school children are affected by depression (The Island 2025/10/12). This is an alarmingly high figure....
Sri Lanka’s worsening human–elephant conflict (HEC) — one of the deadliest on the planet — has reached what conservationists describe as a “national ecological emergency.” Each...
Sri Lanka’s private sector credit is expanding, but Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe firmly dismissed concerns that the growth could be overheating, stating, “No, not...
Sri Lanka made a significant contribution to the recent III International Buddhist Forum, held in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russian Federation, with co-sponsorship from Moscow State...
