Environmental groups have raised fresh concerns over increasing levels of coal ash generated at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, warning...
The police have arrested one of the two gunmen involved in the killing of Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawarachchi and his wife,...
Two years ago, Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup. Not only did they make the competition this...
Mexico’s most wanted man and the leader of the feared Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel has been killed during...
Stop press. India’s victory streak in T20 World Cups was halted at 12 by the side they stole one from...
England have jumped to the top of Group 2 of the Super Eight with a dominant, Net Run Rate-boosting 51-run...
England stagger to 146‑9 at the end of their 20 overs as they failed to build any sustained partnerships. This...
Advisory for Heavy Rain Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 08.30 a.m. on 22 February 2026 valid...
Sri Lanka have opted to chase against England at Pallekele, hoping to replicate their dominance victory over Australia here to...
Some are calling this the final before the final. India were the clear favourites anyway, and South Africa have emerged...
It’s a measure of England’s messed-up psyche right now that the start of the Super Eight might finally be the...
New Zealand and Pakistan will share the points after rain forced a washout in Colombo. The officials waited over two...
A coordinated operation by the Sri Lanka Navy and police led to the arrest of a 27-year-old woman with 2.2 kilos of Kerala cannabis in Kottantivu,...
A 43-year-old man was arrested on Saturday (25) in possession of a foreign-manufactured automatic firearm, along with its magazine and five live rounds of ammunition. The...
Says SL should be part of the billion-dollar industry By Sanath Nanayakkare One may often hear panelists at business forums waxing eloquent about domestic value additions...
Acting High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Dr. Satyanjal Pandey yesterday emphasized the enduring bond between India and Sri Lanka on the occasion of India’s...
Ex-CBSL Deputy Governor backs AKD’s ETCA move By Shamindra Ferdinando Executive Director of Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute (LKI) Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha strongly asserted that Sri Lanka shouldn’t...
Academic Freedom: by Anushka Kahandagamage The recent cancellation of the lecture ‘How to Fight Against the IMF Austerity Programme,’ organised by the International Youth and Students...
B. Perera (The Island of 22 Jan.) has said that what SWRD Bandaranaike did paved the way for generations of a ‘non-English background ‘children of All Races, even to...
All educated, cultured people know that reading is a virtue to be encouraged in both children and adults. It is an essential means of acquiring information...
Mechanisms are needed to prevent them from losing their identity, lands, resources and equality, they say (UCAN) Leaders, representing indigenous people in Sri Lanka, have called on the government...
In 1999, a renowned Italian business firm entered Sri Lanka and invested in the garment sector. Calzedonia first invested in the Omega Line. The firm first...
Inclusive economic growth, anti-corruption, human rights and national reconciliation are on the agenda as Catherine West, Minister for the Indo-Pacific will meet key government ministers, including...
Men’s singles player Viren Nettasinghe will be Sri Lanka’s sole representation at the upcoming Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2025, an elite badminton tournament which is part...
