SJB Gampaha District MP Harshana Rajakaruna yesterday told Parliament that the Speaker’s Personal Secretary had written to the Secretary-General of...
The Ceylon Electricity Board has managed to reduce the average cost of electricity generation from Rs. 37 per unit to...
Senior US and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Oman later for direct talks amid a crisis that has...
The ICC and PCB are engaged in back-channel communications as the global governing body tries to find a way for...
Georgia Voll and Smriti Mandhana masterminded the highest ever chase in WPL history to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to...
Will India and Pakistan face each other on February 15 in Colombo? Even as that question hangs heavy like the...
by Reemus Fernando St. Peter’s skipper Enosh Peterson produced his best knock of the season, a valuable 75 runs...
The grand finale of WPL 2026 carries a distinct India-South Africa flavour, much like the World Cup final two months...
On a batting beauty at the Harare Sports Club, India’s assembly line of batting talent was out in full splendour...
Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistani Prime Minister, has said Pakistan’s decision to boycott the game against India at the men’s T20...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board received the investigation report into allegations of misconduct in women’s cricket raised by former national captain...
United States President Donald Trump has confirmed that talks with Iran are continuing to try to de-escalate tensions in the...
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been instructed to appear before the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) tomorrow (03).She has been directed...
The Upali Group of Companies, its employees and sales agents countrywide, have made arrangements to invoke blessings on its founder, Upali Wijewardene, who disappeared in his...
Monday 2nd February, 2026 Ranil Wickremesinghe, following his fortuitous elevation to the presidency in 2022, famously likened the unnervingly daunting task of saving a nosediving economy...
Disconnect between national statistics and household sentiment illustrated Although official data points to a stable headline inflation rate of 2.3%, an independent economic analyst told The Island...
The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF), on 28 January, 2026, officially launched the National Strategic Action Plan to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking (2026–2030), reaffirming...
The Government of India has proposed grants and loans totalling 4 billion Indian rupees for Sri Lanka under its 2026 Budget. Unveiling the annual Budget yesterday...
The scientific community in the English-speaking world publishes its research findings using technical and scientific English (naturally!). It has its own particular vocabulary. Many words are...
Arrangements have been finalised to bring the sacred bodily relics of the Buddha to Sri Lanka, according to the President’s Media Division. The relics were first...
Sri Lanka’s industrial sector has historically been an engine of growth, employment, and exports. Yet today, many industries face structural challenges, outdated practices, and intense global...
US President Donald Trump is insulting friends and intimidating others. Perhaps. Following his rare feat of securing a non-consecutive second term, one would have expected Trump...
Plantation companies are expected to spend more than 6 billion rupees to fund their share of a landmark wage increase for estate workers, the largest in...
SLYCAN Trust convenes key forum on loss and damage funding As Sri Lanka seeks funds as a climate-vulnerable nation, SLYCAN Trust convened a High-Level Forum on...
