The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has directed owners of large-scale rooftop solar systems to temporarily disconnect their installations for a...
The cost of preparing a traditional kevili table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has risen by 7 per...
Approval was granted at the cabinet meeting held on 12-02-2024 to appoint a technical committee to determine the amount of compensation that should be payable to...
The functions of the Valachchena Paper Mill have recommenced in the year 2020, and the raw materials used for the production purpose have been waste paper....
Concessionary motivation schemes have been introduced by the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited with the objective of attracting international airline services for the...
The Island and it’s sister paper Divaina won the awards for the best English language and Sinhala language newspapers at the 2024 Pinacle People’s Awards held...
The Navy apprehended 03 suspects for their involvement in fishing using explosives, during a search operation conducted in the sea area of Oluthuduwai, Mannar on 06th...
Rescuers in India are racing against time to bring out miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in the north-eastern state of Assam. Three of the...
Director Legislative Services / Director Communication (Acting) Mr. M. Jayalath Perera emphasized the following regarding the Newspaper article titled “The actual costs of the Tea Party...
At least five people have died in a winter storm that has seized a swathe of the US in its icy grip, leading to mass school...
At least 53 people have been confirmed dead and 62 are injured after a major earthquake struck China’s mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning, Chinese state...
South Africa won the second Test comfortably by 10 wickets in the final session on Day 4 in Cape Town and thereby, clinched the series 2-0...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
By Hemanta Randunu Police Headquarters have revealed that 12,140 individuals have lost their lives in traffic accidents across the country over the past five years. During...