… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
Approval has been granted at the Cabinet Meeting held on 30-03-2026 to provide relief by granting up to rupees 20/-...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Digital...
The Galle fort which has been declared as a World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization...
Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return...
The Artemis II astronauts are bound for Earth after conducting a historic lunar fly by and witnessing a total solar...
Matheesha Pathirana and Wanidu Hasaranga are among 15 Sri Lankan players under central contracts yet to take their mandatory fitness...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 06 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
SL military personnel serving in Russian Army: by Dinasena Ratugamage ITAK leader and Kilinochchi District MP S. Sritharan sent a letter to the government yesterday requesting...
Rex Clementine in Galle Australia wrapped up a dominant 2-0 sweep of the Test series against Sri Lanka, romping to a comprehensive nine wicket victory before...
by Ifham Nizam Yesterday’s countrywide power outage, which lasted over four hours was triggered by an unexpected failure in the 33 kV bus bar at the...
Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody told The Island yesterday that the countrywide power failure had been triggered by a monkey which came into contact with a CEB grid transformer,...
By Norman Palihawadane A man was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting Batticaloa District SLMC MP Mohamed Sali Nalim.The suspect was produced before the courts and was...
Death due to pesticide poisoning: by Norman Palihawadane The parents of a Derby woman who died due to suspected insecticide poisoning at a hostel in Colombo 03...
by Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara...
Monday 10th February, 2025 There seems to be no end in sight to the JVP-led NPP government’s diversionary tactics. Having revealed the values of the official...
by Capt. G A Fernando gafplane@sltnet.lk Former President, Aircraft Owners and Operators Association, Sri Lanka The HS 125 was designed and built in 1962 as the...
by Dinasena Ratugamage A parcel containing cocaine, weighing more than a kilo, was found on Wadamarachchi beach in Jaffna on Saturday (8) by Navy personnel attached...
Reivew by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Edited by Avisha Mario Seneviratne When over forty years ago I produced the first volume of the New Lankan Review, which...
Only Americans can elect a maverick like Donald Trump as President a second time to take office as the 47th President. Dozens of countries have expressed...
