New controversy erupts over missing USD 2.5 mn: Public interest activist Nagananda Kodituwakku has sought citizenship details of Finance Ministry...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake handing over a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhiya in Anuradhapura to Ven Bhikku Pannakara (Sue...
Federal authorities in the United States have charged the suspect who allegedly shot a US Secret Service agent as he...
On Saturday, Delhi served up a belter of a pitch on which 265 played 264. Two days later, the adjacent...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 27 April 2026, valid...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, as Teheran intensifies diplomatic efforts...
In a battle between the bottom-placed teams, momentum shifted hands multiple times before Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Lucknow Super...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 26 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired...
Twelve days after defeating Rajasthan Royals [RR] by nullifying Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] defeated them in spite of an...
Punjab Kings (PBKS) overpowered Delhi Capitals (DC) and pulled off the highest successful T20 chase in an IPL bash where...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 25 April 2026, valid...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s NPP won the Elpitiya local government election on Saturday (26), securing 15 of the 30 total number seats. However, it could not...
The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has banned the use of Depo (Depo-Provera)—a contraceptive injection intended for humans—on dogs, cats, and other animals in Sri Lanka....
On 23 October 2024, the United States Embassy in Colombo issued an advisory against travel to Sri Lanka claiming it “received credible information warning of an attack...
Monday 28th October, 2024 The JVP-led NPP bagged 15 out of 17 wards in the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) in Saturday’s local government election, but could...
The distribution of official polling cards for the 2024 general election had begun yesterday (27), said Senior Deputy Postmaster General Rajitha Ranasinghe. He said the door-to-door...
By Sanath Nanayakkare ADB Sri Lanka Country Director Takafumi Kadono told The Island last week that commercial banks can play a crucial role in financing the...
President’s Counsel Prasantha Lal de Alwis has been appointed as the new Principal of Sri Lanka Law College, effective October 22. His appointment was made by...
Post-presidential election analysis: by Dammike Kobbekaduwe, FIPM(SL), Member-CIPM-SL, MBA(HRM) Objectives of the Exercise To evaluate the performance of the four prominent presidential candidates (A, B, C,...
by Norman Palihawadane The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for poaching, bringing the total number of Indian nationals detained...
by Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara The period leading up to the current President’s assumption of power was characterised by a series of mass protests and agitations calling for...
by Lokubanda Tillakaratne Fforthcoming General Election allows us to revisit the state of the 29 individuals commonly known as the National List—apportion members under Article 99...
SLPP Colombo district candidate Upali Kodikara’s wife Kanthi Kodikara was attacked in Pannipitiya during a leaflet distribution campaign. The incident took place during her door-to-door campaign...
