No-faith motion to be taken up today Former Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (9) said that President Anura...
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has alleged that two recent coal tenders awarded for 2026 are illegal, citing irregularities in...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ruled that all the benched players are not allowed to...
Why did David Miller refuse a single off the penultimate delivery with Delhi Capitals needing 2 off 2? It’ll be...
The Philippine Ambassador to Sri Lanka Leo Tito L. Ausan has assured comprehensive support for Sri Lanka’s future naval and aviation activities.The ambassador gave this assurance...
by Reemus Fernando The 102nd National Athletics Championship starting on June 25 and the National Stage II competition on June 30 will provide final qualifying opportunities...
Friday 21st June, 2024 Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, currently being held on remand over a scam where the Health Ministry procured a large stock of fake...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Two recent articles in The Island extolled the virtues of thoughtfulness, the second supporting piece largely reproducing passages from the first (“Thoughtfulness...
by Rohana R. Wasala Dr Yuval Noah Harari, who lectures in World History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, thinks that to understand the role of traditional...
By Shamindra Ferdinando ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ political alliance consisting of former SLPP constituents has declared the grouping as the only viable alternative to President Ranil Wickremesinghe as...
A Bon Voyage Ceremony was held recently at the National Scout Headquarters to officially handover the National flag to the two contingents visiting Malaysia and Bangladesh.The...
The Navy was called upon once again to remove woody debris under the Wakwella Bridge, on 19 June. Carelessly dumped garbage along the riverside with woody...
Dissident SLPP National List MP Prof. Charitha Herath says that a Supreme Court determination in respect of a bill cannot be debated in parliament. Herath told...
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) recently evaluated its ongoing volunteers’ deployment programme. The two day evaluation was conducted in Colombo with the participation of Country Director...
by Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkar. Consumerism has grown exponentially over the last few decades, becoming an ingrained part of our culture. It is a culture of...
By Ifham Nizam “The purpose of a democratic system is to provide for the voices of all citizens to be heard and to influence decisions. This...
