The ongoing West Asia war, triggered by joint Israel-US attack on Iran on 28 Februar, has benefited the China-run Hambantota...
A three-day “study visit” by the subject Minister to the Norochcholai coal power plant has triggered concern among power sector...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Mohammed Shami’s miserly 2 for 9 and Rishabh Pant’s uncharacteristic half-century helped Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] open their account in...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 05 April 2026, valid...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 April 2026, valid...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka’s economic recovery requires steadfast political commitment to policy reforms, Prof. Sirimevan Colombage, a senior economist told The Island Financial review yesterday....
By Sanath Nanayakkare Creating a least expected, but possibly a profound change in the political landscape in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena launched a new...
Veteran French conservative Michel Barnier has taken over as prime minister, almost two months after France’s snap elections ended in political stalemate. He said France had...
Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to all nine charges in his federal tax evasion case, surprising federal prosecutors who were ready to begin his trial on...
Towards the end of the opening T20I between Australia and Scotland in Edinburgh, talk switched from Travis Head’s pyrotechnics to the ‘long ball’ tactics of left-arm...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has officially removed State Minister of Ports and Aviation Services Premalal Jayasekara, State Minister of Power and Energy Indika Anuruddha, State Minister of...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially opened “The Mall,” a newly constructed duty-free shopping complex within the Colombo Port City area today (September 5). This marks the debut...
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who...
Mongolia collapsed for 10 all out against Singapore, equalling the lowest score in a men’s T20I, in the T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A in Bangi....
The Department of Meteorology has announced that the sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from the 28th of August to...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 05 September 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western...
By Rathindra Kuruwita National People’s Power (NPP) will not cause sudden disruptions to the fragile Sri Lankan economy by unilaterally withdrawing from the agreement with the...
