Govt. rations stocks as imports falter By Ifham Nizam The government faces a looming fertiliser crisis ahead of the 2026...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) spokesman Pubudu Jayagoda says the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court order that the ruling JVP...
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...
In accordance with the guidance of the Most Venerable Mahanayake Theros and the All Ceylon Shasanarakshaka Mandalaya, it has been...
Having considered the resolution furnished by the Prime Minister in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational...
Lahore Qualandars have fined Shaheen Shah Afridi PKR 1 million (approx. USD 3600) following the incident that saw the Punjab...
New IPL season, new-look team, but same-old batting troubles for Chennai Super Kings [CSK]. On Monday, their powerplay score of...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 30 March 2026, valid...
by Chaminda Silva Chief Government Whip Housing and Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has said that if the SLPP wants to field a presidential candidate, it should come...
The no-confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena would be submitted to the Secretary General of Parliament tomorrow (5), Chief Opposition Whip Kandy District MP Lakshman...
by Norman Palihawadane A constable had been sacked after testing positive for amphetamine, Maradana police said.The constable, who served at the Maradana Police Station, had been...
The quote “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by...
by Norman Palihawadane Retired SP D Lawrence was arrested, on Saturday night, for drunk driving, three accidents and speeding away in defiance of police orders, police...
I am very grateful to The Island editor for allocating some space for me in his highly readable newspaper. It’s the paper I read 24/365 first...
Reference letter by B.Perera in The Island of o1March. He said, “Since the JVP never ruled the country it is easy to show that they have done...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has been in the news again – this time for the wrong reason. Questions are being asked about the...
Big Apple is an appellation for New York City. Although some apple is grown in upstate New York and Long Island, New York is not apple...
Acting High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka, Lalita Kapur and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, Azusa Kubota visited...
Forty trade unions, mass organisations, economists, lawyers and activists from six countries (Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia) came together on Friday to discuss...
Sri Lanka’s only professional network of practising human resource professionals, the Association of Human Resource Professionals (AHRP), announced the introduction of a workshop focused on Generative...
