Reagent scandal: Deputy Director of the National Hospital, Dr. Rukshan Bellana, has been interdicted by Health Service Committee (HSC) of...
The Opposition has claimed that the government forced three of its Colombo Municipal Council members to to skip yesterday’s vote...
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and the youngest person...
Countries around the world are welcoming the New Year as midnight strikes from time zone to time zone. The island...
Highlighting the spirit of global and regional cooperation, the Sri Lanka Navy acknowledged the invaluable support by foreign warships, which...
A train driver has died and at least 40 people have been injured in a head-on rail collision near Peru’s...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her New Year message invited all Sri Lankans to step into 2026 with renewed...
According to figures released by the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation there have been 58,454 international aircraft movements in...
Lasith Malinga has once more been retained as consultant bowling coach for Sri Lanka’s men’s team, as they prepare for...
The Inland Revenue Department has succeeded in collecting Rs. 2,203 billion in revenue in 2025, the highest amount recorded in...
Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities...
The year 2025 has been recorded as the highest revenue-earning year in the history of Sri Lanka Customs, stated Director...
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...
The launch of a cricket stadium in Jaffna, in early September, according to the government is a significant moment for cricket in Sri Lanka, regional development...
The annual ‘Medical Camp 2025 for Present and Past Teachers’ is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 19 October, 2025, at Ananda College, Colombo 10, from...
The official Gazette notification announcing the revised ministerial and deputy ministerial portfolios, following the NPP government’s first Cabinet reshuffle, has been issued. On 10 October, the government announced...
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (12). He is here to attend the 78th Session of the WHO...
The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has revealed that more than Rs. 4 billion in assessment tax arrears remain outstanding within the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)...
