Sri Lanka’s environmental protection framework is rapidly eroding, with weak law enforcement, politically driven development and the routine sidelining of...
IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has issued a letter, warning police officers against presenting gifts to senior officers during festivals or special...
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically...
Family sources have confirmed that the interment of singer Latha Walpola will be performed at the General Cemetery Borella on...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in...
New York has woken up to its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm blanketed parts of...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website...
Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that...
Sri Lankan singer Latha Walpola has passed away today (27) at the age of 92.
All the three games in this series have followed a similar pattern so far. India have won three tosses –...
For the first time in 19 matches, and nearly 15 years, England’s men experienced a Test victory in Australia as...
Shafali Verma continued her superb form, cracking a 42-ball 79 as India brushed aside Sri Lanka once again to win...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunga on Wednesday (26) said that presidential election would be held later this year in spite of continuing speculation...
The Central Bank has fined two private banks for not complying with the provisions of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act (FTRA).According to Central Bank website, the...
by Rex Clementine Sri Lanka’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has resigned following the team’s first round exit from the ongoing ICC T-20 World Cup. The Sri...
Two Supreme Court judges, Janak De Silva and Kumuduni Wickremasinghe, on Wednesday (26), recused themselves from hearing a contempt of court petition filed against former State...
Friday 28th June, 2024 President Ranil Wickremesinghe was expected to make a special statement, during his address to the nation on Wednesday, announcing his presidential candidacy....
by Deshamanya Dr Indira Lilamani Ginige Former Deputy Director General National Institute of Education The simple and static societies of the past becoming complex and dynamic...
India‘s quest for a world title is well on course. It’s been 11 years since they stood on the podium as champions. Now all that separates...
Apropos Ex-military men serving Russia: ‘Govt. urged to prevent interested parties from undermining bilateral relations’ published on June 26 edition of The Island the President of...
USD 45 mn in grants since 2002 Japan has allocated USD 1,007, 191 (approximately Rs 301 mn) for humanitarian de-mining operations in the Northern and Eastern...
By Uditha Devapriya “But that was another time. Almost another country.” Mervyn de Silva (1973) Last month the Collective for Historical Dialogue & Memory (CHDM) organised...
…accepts the responsibility on the part of govt to ensure the integrity of exams Government officials in Sri Lanka are withholding exam results from 70 Muslim...
. The final agreement reached with Sri Lanka in respect of debt restructuring is a significant milestone Japanese Ambassador in Colombo Mizukoshi Hideaki said.The Japanese embassy...
