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...
Vaibhav Sooriyavanshi equalled his own record for the fastest half-century, off 15 balls, in a six-fest on a flat Guwahati...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
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...
Remembering Gamani Corea: by Leelananda De Silva I refer to Amali Wedagedera’s article on Gamani Corea, which appears in the Midweek Review of The Island of Nov. 13. Gamani Corea...
Draft Animal Welfare Bill National Dog Spay and Rabies Eradication Programme Draft Animal Welfare Bill By 2023 when the Draft Animal Welfare Bill was taken up...
Premadasa’s proposal wasn’t meant to accommodate defeated contestants’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Former General Secretary of the Communist Party DEW Gunasekera yesterday (18) said that the new...
The Supreme Court yesterday directed the National Police Commission to complete the ongoing investigations into the then Director of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), and current...
* One-time LTTE mouthpiece TNA is no more * N & E Tamil speaking representation enhanced * Fresh look at Sarath Fonseka’s performance at 2010 Prez...
Under 19 Cricket by Reemus Fernando St. Thomas’ College Matara pulled off five wickets victory against St. Anne’s College Kurunegala as Manuga Guruge completed a match...
ka’s hopes of completing a 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand were left hanging by a thread as rain played havoc, forcing players off the field after...
Sir John Tarbat Junior Athletics Championship by Reemus Fernando Sinura Salgado of St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena and Gimhani Aloka of Lyceum International Wattala established new meet...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signed revised Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Eastern University of Sri Lanka (EUSL) and the South Eastern University of Sri...
Singapore-based private equity firm Plus94 has solidified its presence in Sri Lanka with the inauguration of a new office at Union Place, Colombo. The firm, renowned...
By Shiran Illanperuma The NPP has scored a decisive victory in Sri Lanka’s first general election since defaulting on its external debt. With 61.56 percent of...
(The author is on X as @sasmester) SriLankan Airlines’ five-minute commercial promoting the so-called ‘Ramayana Trail’ in Sri Lanka is being accepted very naively as an...
