… reminds AKD led over 560 protests during Yahapalanaya Former Yahapalana Minister and United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika...
By SK Samaranayake Six people were killed and seven others injured when a speeding bulker lorry carrying cement and concrete...
A total of 146 players will be competing for 27 available slots in the WPL 2027 mini auction on October...
Pakistan withstood a middle-order counterattack from Pavan Rathnayake and Janith Liyanage to see off Sri Lanka by 37 runs. In...
An estimated 550,000 people took part in demonstrations across France today to protest against teaching conditions in schools, rising fuel...
A large fire near a Canadian military base in Alberta has killed and injured some people, the defence minister said,...
by Reemus Fernando Promising middle distance runner Lahiru Achintha continued his record breaking sphere with a remarkable sub four...
A rare pink diamond is going on display in France for the first time since it was stolen almost 100...
Sri Lanka’s men begin this match having won an international in the past week. This is more significant than it...
Mumbai Indians and their IPL head coach Mahela Jayawardene have parted ways ahead of the 2027 auction. Jayawardene was the...
The Rose Bowl, which has been awarded to the winner of ODI series between the women’s teams of Australia and...
US President Donald Trump claims the US Navy’s “effective” blockade has stopped all Iranian ships from crossing the Strait of...
The National Audit Office has revealed that doctors who have left the public service without settling their dues owe the state more than Rs. 1,277 million. According...
Launch of national anti-narcotics drive President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday warned police and military officers involved in narcotics deals to leave the service immediately. No such...
… one in every four Sri Lankans expected to be aged 60 or above by 2040 Sri Lanka has been identified as one of the Asian...
Police had arrested 796 individuals in operations conducted across the country on Wednesday (29), Police Media Spokesperson F.U. Wootler told The Island. He also said a total...
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has announced that it will launch a countrywide trade union action today (31) in protest against what it calls the arbitrary transfer...
Two suspects have been arrested in Divulapitiya for attempting to sell two Triton’s Trumpet conch shells valued at Rs. 60 million. Officials from the Western Regional...
The long-running case over journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda’s abduction and disappearance, was adjourned until 05 Decembe by the Colombo High Court’s Special Bench, presided over by Judge...
Friday 31st October, 2025 The government yesterday launched a campaign, Nation United – National Drive, to rid the country of the drug menace. There is no...
In the lush green heart of Sri Lanka’s wet zone, where the songs of cicadas mingle with the distant rush of waterfalls, a remarkable story of...
Korea’s National Forensic Service (NFS) has concluded a four-year initiative aimed at enhancing Sri Lanka’s forensic drug analysis capacity, under the project titled “Strengthen Capacity Building...
In higher education, what gets recognised gets repeated. It’s a simple principle with profound implications. When institutions systematically celebrate achievement, whether scholarly publications, innovative business proposals,...
Ambassador (Retd.) Ravinatha Aryasinha, former Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka, has been appointed Executive Director of the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS). As a career...
