China and Sri Lanka have intensified joint law enforcement efforts to combat cross-border online gambling and telecom fraud, crimes that...
An assistant manager and a security officer, attached to a state bank branch in Horana, have been arrested in connection...
Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of...
Iran’s World Cup football players have been granted visas to enter the United States, according to a White House official,...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasooriya in her Environment Day message said that the environment is the foundation of our livelihood...
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were ordered to shelter in an attached spacecraft after the structure suddenly started...
Qualifier Maja Chwalinska is one win away from a fairytale French Open triumph after setting up a final showdown with...
Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the...
Shreyas Iyer is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set for his maiden call-up,...
Pakistan edged home in a low-scoring tussle to secure their third straight ODI series win against Australia. They batted with...
Welcome to England’s new Test era. Stop me if you’ve read this one before. The opening day of the 2026...
Rumesh Tharanga produced the best javelin throw of his career to smash the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meeting record...
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a revision of fuel prices effective from midnight today (31). The new fuel prices are as follows: Petrol 95...
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya welcomed Ms. Joni Simpson, Country Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO), for a courtesy call at the Prime Minister’s...
Based on information provided by Army intelligence, officers from the Police Special Task Force (STF) conducted a joint operation in Piliyandala, leading to a significant drug...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his Diwali message said that we have entered an era of renaissance, where the aspirations of the people, which were suppressed...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology The atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most...
Sri Lanka’s new government, led by left-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, will launch a fresh investigation into the handling of the MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship...
Five candidates, 120 supporters arrested for election law violations By Rathindra Kuruwita Police had so far arrested five candidates contesting the upcoming 14 November General Elections, along with 120 of their...
By AJA Abeynayake Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested and remanded over an unregistered luxury vehicle allegedly belonging to him, was granted bail yesterday. Fernando...
India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fisheries have agreed that only a humane, constructive and cooperative approach can create a durable basis for addressing the...
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said an advisor to current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had been a member of the Udaya Seneviratne Committee, which recommended a salary...
By AJA Abeynayake The Supreme Court yesterday (30) dismissed a petition filed seeking an order to reject the nomination of former Member of Parliament Ranjan Ramanayake....
by PRIYAN DE SILVA Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake told The Island that the EC had requested the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), which won two wards and four seats under...
