President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, issuing a New Year message, extend his heartfelt wishes to all Sri Lankans for a peaceful...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasooriya in her New Year message requested every Sri Lankan to resolve, with renewed determination to...
United States President Donald Trump’s planned naval blockade of Iran would further cripple international shipping, exacerbating the energy crisis roiling...
Vidarbha’s Praful Hinge, 24, etched his name into the IPL record books on debut, striking three times in his very...
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 13 April 2026, valid...
The toss is crucial in night matches at Wankhede Stadium with a true flat pitch and dew giving the chasing...
Prasidh Krishna is beginning to make a mark at IPL 2026. Three nights after his clever slower bouncer to David...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 12 April 2026, valid...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
The Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) TAIMUR and ASLAT arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 12...
Sanju Samson’s first century for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set up the team’s first win in IPL 2026 and their...
by Dr Sirimewan Dharmaratne, former Senior Analyst, HMRC, UK. Although this may not be doable at all times, it is possible to retrospectively assess the economic...
The US’ reported withdrawal from the UNHRC and some other vital UN agencies could be seen as a fillip to anti-democratic and ultra-nationalistic forces worldwide. Besides,...
Namal’s call for probe into USAID projects here: Former parliamentarian Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha said that SLPPer Namal Rajapaksa should have raised USAID operations here much earlier....
Debut filmmaker, Thevin Gamage, presents a bold challenge to the time-honoured conventions of cinema. Through his daring short film, Thevin invites audiences to reconsider ‘the truth’...
Rex Clementine in Galle Dimuth Karunaratne, one of Sri Lanka’s most reliable openers, has announced that he will hang up his boots after the second Test...
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa chaired a meeting with Opposition party leaders yesterday to discuss coordinating future political activities and parliamentary affairs. During the meeting...
While South African model Tshego Gaelae becomes the first Black woman to win the Mrs. World title in its 40-year history, we, too, were in the...
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday (05) challenged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is also the Digital Economy Minister, or his deputy Eranga Weeraratne, for a...
By A Special Sports Correspondent The Inter-club league rugby tournament will culminate with the all important clash between Kandy SC and CR&FC (Scheduled for this weekend...
In support of its efforts towards promoting grater participation of the private sector in Sri Lanka’s inclusive and sustainable growith trajectory aligned with the Sustainable Development...
Moderator of the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) Chintaka Rajapakse told The Island yesterday that the government had to adopt a long-term strategy if...
A combined search operation conducted by the Navy and Police in Pesalai, Mannar, on 04 February, led to the arrest of three suspects for smuggling pigeons,...
