Close on the heels of the USD 2.5 mn theft from the Treasury, the Welfare Benefits Board has reported payment...
NDF MP Ravi Karunanayake on Tuesday (05) raised in Parliament what he described as a matter of “grave national importance”,...
Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus...
The India and Zimbabwe women’s teams are all set to play an international fixture against each other for the first...
Oil prices have dropped and global stock markets have risen following reports that the US and Iran are close to...
Sadaf Shamas and Gull Feroza struck centuries as Pakistan Women piled up their second-highest total in ODIs – 343/4 –...
Catches win matches is probably one of the oldest and most overused clichés in cricket. But it couldn’t have been...
United States President Donald Trump says he has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours and...
The schedule for the IPL 2026 playoffs has been announced, with matches set to be held in Dharamshala, New Chandigarh...
The California man who allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington gala has been indicted on a...
The US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a “short period of...
Chennai Super Kings came into IPL 2026 with a dodgy look about their bowling attack. They lost three games straight...
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Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western...
By A.J.A. Abeynayake The Colombo Magistrates’ Court was left with no alternative but to release individuals accused of corruption if the Commission to Investigate Allegations of...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election is held today (26) to elect 29 local councillors.Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake told The Island...
By A.J.A. Abeynayake A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court seeking to prevent former MP Ranjan Ramanayake from contesting the 14 November General Election...
Rex Clementine at Pallekele Sri Lanka’s national cricket team is considering an early dispatch of some players to South Africa ahead of their upcoming two-match Test...
The Election Commission has decided to mark voters’ index fingers at the upcoming general election on 14 November, Commissioner General of elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake announced...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Friday (25), sought Myanmar’s assistance in securing the release of Sri Lankans detained by criminal gangs in Myanmar, according to a...
NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who won the recent Presidential Election, did not incur any personal expenses for his campaign, according to a document released by...
The erosion of public trust in politicians since the end of the war was a primary cause of Sri Lanka’s ongoing crises, Prime Minister Dr. Harini...
Saturday 26th October, 2024 Gastronomically speaking, nothing could be considered closer to the hearts of Sri Lankans than rice and coconut, or haal and pol. They...
Fragmentation trade is expanding more rapidly than conventional final-good trade By Sanath Nanayakkare The notion that Sri Lanka has missed the bus in gaining a firm...
By Rathindra Kuruwita India’s involvement with China in BRICS is a boon for Sri Lanka, as it helps the country address concerns from Western nations about...
