Sri Lanka is standing on the edge of a coastal catastrophe, with the nation’s lifeline rapidly eroding under the combined...
The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SoC)on Economic Development and International Relations recently examined the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill and...
A quick glance at the head to head record is enough to show the gulf between India and Sri Lanka...
With the objective of enhancing the living conditions of the agricultural community and increasing the contribution of the agricultural sector...
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has entered into agreements with Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Limited...
20 Consultancy Boards have been established by now covering the production industries field with the objective of minimizing the policy...
The BCCI has raised the match fees in women’s domestic cricket, from INR 20,000 to INR 50,000 per day, for...
Gede Priandana, Indonesia’s 28-year-old right-arm quick bowler, has become the first to pick up five wickets in an over in...
Australia captain Pat Cummins won’t feature again in the Ashes and there is uncertainty about whether he will be available...
United States President Donald Trump has issued a new warning to Nicolas Maduro, saying “it would be smart” for the...
New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Devon Conway 227, Tom Latham 137, Rachin Ravindra 72*; Alex Greaves 2-83) and 306...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala yesterday pledged an impartial inquiry into Friday’s incident at the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court premises, involving a lawyer and a police...
Former Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe told The Island that the declaration that the government would establish an IPO (Independent Prosecutor Office) meant that the AG (Attorney General)...
Sri Lanka’s women’s team has made significant strides in the last two years, claiming notable wins against top sides. Yet, as their World Cup campaign has...
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has asked Magistrates not to order suspects or prisoners to be detained in special prisons. The directive, issued, as a circular...
At a facility in Hokandara, a powerful vision for Sri Lanka’s agricultural future is taking shape. Here, veteran engineer – businessman Susantha Gunawardene presides over a...
The UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) latest resolution on Sri Lanka raises serious questions about the Council’s impartiality and respect for the UN Charter. This new...
A rare photographic tribute to the giants who shaped a nation’s soul When the first rays of sunlight pierce through the misty canopy of Yala or...
Monday 13th October, 2025 The police are always in the news for the wrong reasons. There seems to be no end to their shameful display of...
When we talk about forestry programmes, such as the recently launched Wanaspathi, we think of planting trees only in isolated locations. However, the reservations along rural roads,...
The Navy busted a smuggling racket involving 150 pet birds during a search operation carried out near the Kimbulbokka Lagoon, in Kalpitiya, last week. Two suspects...
The Island of 7 October 2025 reported a meeting of the head of PAFFREL (People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections) Rohana Hettiarachchi with former Prime...
In a compelling address that offered a fresh perspective on Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic recovery, eminent Indian economist Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia argued that the alternative...
