… five senior officials suspended President’s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne has urged the Parliament to intervene in an ongoing investigation conducted...
Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest former SriLankan Airlines board member Shasheendra...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south...
When Gary Kirsten coached India to ODI World Cup glory in 2011, 20 million Sri Lankan hearts were shattered. Now,...
Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
Israeli attacks have killed five people in southern Lebanon, including a journalist, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, further straining...
South Africa completed their highest successful chase in T20Is and sealed the five-match series against India with two matches to...
It wasn’t the high-scoring spectacle that people might have expected, especially with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the house, but that didn’t...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 22 April 2026, valid...
Iran’s IRGC says it has seized two vessels for “disrupting order and safety in the Strait of Hormuz”, The IRGC...
The importance of establishing learning centers at regional level has been identified in order to achieve multiple objectives, including the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), in association with the Embassy of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom...
Have you ever wondered how a university student, between heavy textbooks and late-night study sessions, manages to earn a professional income in US dollars? It sounds...
In an article titled “India shaping-up as model ‘swing state” (The Island 29.01.2026) Lynn Ockersz says, “Besides, this columnist would go so far as to describe...
If elephants are truly to be given “freedom” in Udawalawe, the solution is not simply to open gates or redraw park boundaries. The map itself tells...
More than 40,000 motorists had paid fines for traffic violations in 2025 using the ‘GovPay’ application, the Police Media Division said yesterday. According to police data,...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sri Lanka and Finland to establish a Political Consultation Mechanism...
Applications have been invited for the recruitment of graduates, both those currently employed in the public service and those who are not, to the Sri Lanka...
Chathra Weeraman’s cinematic creation, Ayu, will be screened at Stanford University on 10 February 2026. Producers of the movie General (retd.) Daya Ratnayake and Yasas Ratnayake said...
The government yesterday told Parliament it would consider reducing taxes on bottles of “Gal (Extra Special)” arrack following concerns raised by some MPs. Responding to a...
A new reform process to develop a model constitution for Sri Lanka was initiated on 03 February at the BMICH with the participation of a panel...
Agriculture-rich diversified conglomerate CIC Holdings PLC (CSE: CIC) recorded a consolidated revenue of Rs. 70.28 billion for the nine months ended 31 December 2025 (9MFY26), reflecting...
CSE trading reflected a bullish trend yesterday due to positive quarterly corporate earnings coupled with lower Treasury Bill yields, market analysts said. Further, institutional participation contributed...
