Railway General Manager Ravindra Pathmapriya said on Friday that re-railing operations of the derailed ‘Sagarika’ train have already commenced and...
Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have announced that registration of ‘Dansal’ organised islandwide in view of the upcoming Vesak Poya has...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 12.00 noon 25 April 2026 valid...
An exhibition of clean hitting by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal ensured Sai Sudarshan’s measured 100 off 58 balls ended...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 24 April 2026, valid...
Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington...
Playing the first IPL El Clasico of their career, Chennai Super King’s Sanju Samson (101 not out) and Akeal Hosein...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid...
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Kurunegala and Ratnapura effective from...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
The Joint Opposition yesterday welcomed the resignation of Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and Energy Ministry Secretary Prof. Udayanga Hemapala, who stepped down amid ongoing investigations into...
I began running on the beach after a fall on a broken pavement left me with a head injury and a surgically repaired eyebrow. Mount Lavinia...
Sri Lanka has formally ratified the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), becoming the 55th member of the International Labour Organisation to do so, the...
Sri Lanka is poised for a major trade breakthrough, with an upcoming global conclave set to harness the island’s strategic position between East and West and...
Fried rice, kottu and instant noodles could soon be banned from school canteens under a proposal submitted to Parliament by NPP MP Ruwanthilaka Jayakody, who has...
If there is one country that urgently needs a regime change it is Israel. The whole world is suffering and thousands of people, including children and...
When I recently heard from Dr. S Banerjee about scientific findings showing the presence of chemicals in umbilical cord blood, it left me deeply concerned. A...
The Strait of Hormuz is not the only source for global oil and gas supplies, and Sri Lanka must urgently explore alternative procurement routes in the...
Monday 20th April, 2026 Several salespersons have been arrested and remanded for forcibly cutting the hair of a woman as punishment for shoplifting. But neither Kumara...
In a historic first for the Sri Lanka Scout Association, the National Scout Youth Council has been formally established to strengthen youth leadership and empowerment within...
The Island newspaper’s lead news item on the 12th of April 2026 was on the CEB request to shut down rooftop solar power during the low...
The Petroleum Dealers’ Association has urgently appealed to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake regarding a revised commission structure introduced by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) via Circular...
