The Artemis II space mission has blasted off from the US state of Florida, sending four astronauts on a historic...
… talks with Moscow cover fresh coal supplies Eksath Janaraja Peramuna leader Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday (01) said that Sri...
Former Matara District Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister Mahinda Wijesekara has passed away this morning (02) at the age...
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of the city of Ternate, in Indonesia,...
An unbeaten 70 from Sameer Rizvi proved decisive in a low-scoring contest in Lucknow, where Delhi Capitals (DC) became the...
Across the world on Wednesday night, millions of people will tune in to watch Donald Trump deliver a primetime update...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 01 April 2026, valid...
It was the Amelia Kerr show at Basin Reserve on Wednesday as she played the sort of innings that would...
Punjab Kings 165 for 7 in 19.1 overs (Cooper Connolly 72*, Prabhsimran Singh 37, Shreyas Iyer 18, Xavier Bartlett 11*;...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 31 March 2026, valid for...
Approval has been granted at the Cabinet meeting held on 27-06-2012 to provide cultivable agricultural lands from the lower Uma...
In view of the prevailing war situation in the Middle East region and its impact on the economy, the Government...
My piece “Whither JVP?” (The Island, 28 February) seems to have irked Brigadier (Retd) Ranjan de Silva very much, judging from the personal insults he has...
The gross salary of the lowest ranking employee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), an Office Assistant – Grade 1, has been increased by...
The commemoration marking the 80th birth anniversary and the 9th death anniversary of the esteemed Professor J.N.O. Fernando took place on the 1st of March 2024...
For the fifth time, Kelaniya English Literary Festival (KELF), organised by the Department of English, University of Kelaniya, is set to take place on Tuesday 12th...
Police yesterday (06) arrested Convenor of the IUSF (Inter University Students’ Federation) Madushan Chandrajith during a protest at Borella. The arrest was made after police trained...
By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday told Parliament that the government was planning to exempt items such as books, school equipment, health equipment, and medicine...
Additional Secretary of the Health Ministry, Dr. Saman Ratnayake, arrested by the CID and remanded over the procurement of a stock of fake immunoglobulin, made a...
A coordinated operation conducted by the Navy and the Police Special Task Force in Uduththurei, Kilinochchi on 05 March had led to the arrest of a...
145th Battle of the Blues by Reemus Fernando Batsmen will be under presure when arch rivals Royal and S. Thomas’ meet in the 145th Battle of...
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs O. L. Ameer Ajwath has been appointed Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The appointment...
Lord Naseby raises issue in House of Lords British Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron has said that Sri Lankan authorities would have to follow-up with the...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Railway Station Masters’ Union President Sumedha Somaratne on Wednesday demanded that the railway Department reinstate its officials suspended for allegedly assaulting two Englishmen...
