The NPP government has not taken a final decision regarding filling of the vacancies in the judiciary. A group of...
SJB leader Sajith Premadasa has invited the UNP and other political parties to join his party. Premadasa, who is also...
British Prime Minister KeirStarmer has resigned in a televised statement after coming under mounting pressure from his own Labour Party....
A discussion aimed at identifying swift solutions to the challenges facing Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, with a view to strengthening...
More than half of France’s regions are under a red heat alert, as the country braces for sweltering temperatures in...
Australian police have seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine – the country’s largest ever such bust – from an underground bunker...
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of the tournament as part of a second-half flurry to deliver Egypt...
Inspired by Lamine Yamal, Spain strolled to a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Group H, as Mikel Oyarzabal restored...
In a contest billed as the biggest of the group stage, South Africa took a big step towards the semi-final...
Belgium were held to a scoreless draw by Iran in a frustrating encounter that saw the Red Devils reduced to...
US and Iranian officials have started direct talks in Switzerland after signing an initial agreement to end the war last...
West Indies spinners set up a third straight victory as they strangled Sri Lanka’s batters before Stefanie Taylor steadied a...
The shortage of medicinal drugs would be resolved by 2026, Deputy Minister of Health Dr Hansaka Wijemuni announced on Wednesday (25). Speaking in Kandy, Dr Wijemuni...
Dinasena Rathugamage Health officials in the Northern Province say the number of dengue cases in Jaffna has increased again due to the recent heavy rains in...
A severely burned body was found in the rear seat of a vehicle near a shrine in the jungle along the Habarana-Polonnaruwa main road on Wednesday...
by Geewananda Gunawardana It is encouraging that the piece on agnotology and ethnicity (The Island December 4, 2024) elicited an erudite discourse (‘Ethnicity and genetics –...
Friday 27th December, 2024 A cascade of tectonic shifts triggered by the 2022 uprising or Aragalaya during the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government has reshaped Sri Lanka’s politics...
Key survey shows an increase in employment in 2024 compared to 2023 Unemployment problem more acute for educated females than educated males By Sanath Nanayakkare Most...
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” Cassandra quotes below a poet she never could enjoy – Alfred Lord Tennyson...
The first and only tsunami that Sri Lanka experienced was on Boxing Day(26th) of December 2004. My wife and I, as usual, went down to Modara...
Sri Lanka has recorded a staggering 375 elephant deaths in the past eleven and a half months due to a multitude of causes, according to the...
Luxury hospitality sector By Ifham Nizam Luxury hospitality in Sri Lanka has reached new heights with Aviyana, a leisure property that blends bespoke experiences, sustainability and...
By Dinasena Rathugamage The Chinese government is providing modern fishing nets to 7,500 fishing families in the Northern region to boost their livelihoods and economy. The...
No rest area for motorists between Welipenna and Mattala By Rathindra Kuruwita The police have recommended that the Road Development Authority (RDA) establish an additional service/rest...
