The Presidential Secretariat (PS) yesterday said that prison regulations concerning Buddhist monks serving prison sentences were expected to be adopted...
The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) has alleged that the ruling UNP, in a ridiculous bid to whitewash illegal...
Maaz Sadaqat crashed 96 off 51,Sahibzada Farhan clobbered 73 off 44, and Pakistan scorched their way through the last 12...
At least 139 people, including 15 children, have died and 84 are missing after a boat capsized off the coast...
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president” as he responded...
Matt Renshaw produced a herculean 190 and powered Australia to an unlikely first-innings total before Josh Hazelwood dismissed South Africa...
Pope Leo XIV has declared that the death penalty is “inadmissible” while his home country, the United States, announces plans...
The latest attack on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital has injured several people, according to the country’s...
Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone the day after it made landfall along the northern Gulf Coast...
Hundreds of protesters have been detained in Delhi during the latest demonstration by the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)...
During the f8rst T20I against Sri Lanka on Friday, Pakistan demonstrated that 2026 is not quite like 2019. Back then,...
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a new set of sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC),...
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has said that measures implemented in terms of the Anti-Corruption Act 2023 (No. 09), particularly Articles...
Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has underscored the importance of timely restructuring, transparency, and sustained reform, and emphasised a focus on countries with sustainable debt,...
Tuesday 21st October, 2025 Madagascar has swapped ginger for chillies, as a popular Sri Lankan saying goes. It suffered under an unpopular government that came to...
Jane Goodall passed away on 1 October 2025, marking the close of an extraordinary life. Yet, the values she nurtured in younger generations—compassion, curiosity, and reverence...
The present government is keenly aware it came to office with an overwhelming mandate from the people that is widely interpreted as one for “system change”....
The NPP government has established a special unit, called Proceeds of Crime Investigation Division (PCID), to conduct investigations in terms of Proceeds of Crime Act No....
Sri Lanka were tottering at 193-8 in 45 overs in their Women’s World Cup clash against Bangladesh yesterday in Bombay — not quite the commanding display...
Second anniversary celebrations at Havelock City Mall. Havelock City Mall, Colombo’s premier lifestyle destination, celebrated its second anniversary over the weekend under the theme “Two Years...
Disciplinary action or child abuse? The proposed amendment to the Penal Code banning corporal punishment in schools, introduced by the Government, has generated considerable public interest....
Acting on information received by the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), Vavuniya police, on Sunday (19), took one person into custody, along with a huge stock...
Sri Lanka Insurance Life (SLIC Life) has recorded an impressive performance for the nine months ending 30th September 2025, reflecting the company’s exceptional business strength and...
Apropos page 1 story headlined ‘Construction of Rs 2.26 bn 10-storey hospital building halted’ on 20 October edition of The Island, the Health Ministry pointed out...
