Parliament proceedings were disrupted yesterday when Opposition MPs staged a protest demanding an immediate debate on the delay in filling...
Climate change, pollution, deforestation and water degradation are no longer abstract environmental concerns but mounting economic threats already affecting Sri...
Daniel Munoz has fired Colombia into the World Cup round of 32 with a 1-0 win over the Democratic Republic...
The Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka was established under the Legal Aid Act No. 27 of 1978 with the...
A series of political, economic, and administrative problems in the Eastern Province have arisen due to the misuse of government...
Ellyse Perry produced one of her best innings of a long T20 World Cup career to lead Australia to a...
The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) is set to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors who have been stranded in the...
Erling Haaland scored his second World Cup brace in a row as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 at New York New...
More than 5,300 people remain trapped in online scam centres in Myanmar near the Thai border, despite a multinational crackdown...
The United States Senate has passed a bill to pause President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran and seek congressional...
A merciless unbeaten 106 off 61 balls from captain Chamari Athapaththu sent Sri Lanka scorching to the target of 131...
After hectic double-headers and triple-headers, the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 only has one game in store for us on...
Planned talks in Switzerland between the United States and Iran to discuss the technical terms of their ceasefire deal have been postponed. The Swiss Foreign Ministry...
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has hinted at the possibility of an early start to the IPL from next season onwards. Saikia stated that the BCCI and...
Qamar Ahmed, the cricket journalist and broadcaster, as well as a former first-class cricketer, has passed away in Karachi, Pakistan. He was 88 years old. Ahmed...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second win of the Women’s T20 World...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 19 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in less than five months. Residents in...
Amidst ongoing accusations that the theft of USD 2.5 mn (nearly 1 bn Rupees) from the Treasury hadn’t been properly investigated, The Island learns that the relevant payments...
The Court of Appeal yesterday (18) postponed until June 25 the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin Fernando seeking the dismissal of an...
The UNP yesterday called on the government to clarify whether it had sought access to evidence and documents gathered during a United States investigation into the...
The people’s United Opposition yesterday appealed to the IMF to take tangible action to rein in the Lankan government. Following a meeting with IMF Mission in...
The Police Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has arrested New People’s Front leader Sugeeshwara Bandara in connection with an investigation into alleged salary irregularities. Police said...
The Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and MP Rauff Hakeem states that all relevant parties must extend their cooperation to the security forces in order to...
