A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ruled that all the benched players are not allowed to...
Why did David Miller refuse a single off the penultimate delivery with Delhi Capitals needing 2 off 2? It’ll be...
Monday 6th January, 2025 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ambitious, catch-all project, ‘Clean Sri Lanka’, is in the same perilous situation as pedestrians in this country—it runs...
Sri Lanka’s earnings from exports increased in the first eleven months of 2024 while the import expenditure also increased in the same period, according to the...
By Norman Palihawadana Army Commander Lt. General Lasantha Rodrigo yesterday (05) told The Island that an investigation had got underway into the death of an elephant last November...
Former Chairperson of Human Rights Commission Prof. Deepika Udagama yesterday (05) strongly condemned the cancellation of a lecture, titled ‘How to fight against the IMF austerity...
Matt Henry took 4 for 19 as New Zealand bowled Sri Lanka out for 178 and chased down the paltry total in just 26.2 overs courtesy...
Many an eyebrow has been raised by a recent Board of Investment (BoI) announcement as regards minimum land premium and ground rent applicable for agreements signed...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has extended the suspension of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) allegedly involved in Treasury bond scams perpetrated in 2015 and...
By A Special Sports Correspondent Sri Lions Sports Club struck gold in the fourth week of the Inter-club league rugby tournament by pulling off their maiden...
by Geewananda Gunawardana Ph.D. It is a relief to see that some actions are being taken to safeguard the nation’s medicinal drugs supply. Marking the World Antimicrobial...
by Sanath Nanayakkare Chamber of Construction Industry (CCI) of Sri Lanka Secretary General/CEO Eng. Nissanka N. Wijeratne points out that Sri Lanka construction industry in the...
by Saman Gunatilake Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Neurologist University of Sri Jayewardenepura Key facts * Substandard and counterfeit medical products affect people all around the...
Matheesha Pabasara (16) a grade 11 student of Sri Deerananda Vidyarathana Privena, Thambiligasmulla, Makola won the gold medal in the Under 16 – 17 kata event...
