Sri Lanka’s banking sector has provided a collective and categorical assurance that it remains stable, resilient, and secure despite a...
Most of the country’s major rivers remained at normal levels despite intermittent overnight rainfall, according to the Irrigation Department’s Hydrology...
Rajat Patidar led defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) into the final with the quickest innings of 90 or more...
Vijay Shankar, who retired from Indian domestic cricket and the IPL recently, headlines the Lanka Premier League 2026’s marquee signings....
The Paddy Marketing Board has approximately 115,000 metric tonnes of paddy stocks purchased from farmers, which are currently stored in...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance,...
With the objective of improving the productivity of paddy cultivation, a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the agricultural sector...
The National Building Research Institute [NBRI] has extended the landslide early warnings issued to the districts of Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
A meeting between Upcountry Hindu Priests and the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, was held this morning...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] might look at Gujarat Titans [GT] across the ring in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026, and...
The United States has launched strikes on targets in southern Iran, the US military has said, as Tehran’s top negotiators...
Pope Leo XIV has called for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that “new forms of slavery” are tied...
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon The average annual births in Sri Lanka had dropped to 250,000 from 350,000, Dr. Deepal Perera, told The Island yesterday (02).Dr. Perera...
For more than ten years this Seeya has been complaining about the potentially deadly concrete wall at the Galle Road end of Colombo International Airport Ratmalana (CIAR). There have...
In commemoration of the historic adoption of the United Nations General Assembly resolution declaring 21st December as “World Meditation Day”, the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka...
Police introduced the “E-Traffic” app on Wednesday, a mobile platform to report traffic violations, criminal activities and environmental damage, a police spokesperson announced. Police spokesperson K.B....
By saman Indrajith Year 2024 saw the highest number of Sri Lankans leaving for foreeign employment. According to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), a...
Insights from Nuwan Chaturanga By Ifham Nizam In the world of insects, moths often remain in the shadows—both literally and figuratively. While butterflies are celebrated for...
The Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has been awarded the prestigious title of ‘ Bank of the Year Sri Lanka 2024’ by The Banker magazine, a leading...
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” Cassandra feels that T S Eliot has translated her thoughts...
By Sanath Nanayakkare Former Speaker and Member of Parliament Asoka Ranwala has emphasised that the government can only provide proper benefits to the society and beneficiaries...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne Trading on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was bullish yesterday with the All Share Price Index going beyond the 16,000 mark. “The...
Under 19 Cricket by Reemus Fernando After being six wickets down for 50 runs at one stage Maris Stella fought back through a back to the...
HDFC Bank commenced the first working day of the new year 2025 with series of multi-religious activities held at the bank’s head office building to invoke...
