… 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...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
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Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. His departure will be “effective...
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...
By Reemus Fernando The 400 metres sprinters led by Aruna Dharshana are the highest ranked athletes in the men’s category in Sri Lanka according to the...
By Rathindra Kuruwita In 2022, the inmates in Sri Lankan prisons numbered 22,097, marking a 15 percent increase from the 19,295 in 2021, a report on...
The Ministry of Helath (MoH) yesterday (26) said that though the new strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus, which caused the coronavirus pandemic, had been detected in dozens...
Sagala Ratnayake, Senior Presidential Advisor on national security and Chief of Staff of the President, has directed the relevant authorities to prepare a plan to facilitate...
Wednesday 27th December, 2023 Perhaps, nothing represents Sri Lankans’ resentment towards the new tax regime and the aggravation of their economic woes better than the title...
by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Reading “From heyday to ‘hay day’”, the hard-hitting editorial laced with sarcasm (The Island, 18 December) and “Declining power and challenges before...
The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) on Tuesday announced that the average number of daily dengue cases detected in the country had increased to 335 last...
Ampara police have arrested a police constable who allegedly maintained links with narcotic dealers. Senior DIG Ajith Rohana told The Island that the suspect attached to...
Killing the duck or goose that lays golden eggs is a metaphorical cautionary tale that serves as a reminder for everyone to consider the sustainable and...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Amidst deepening political turmoil over the suspension of nearly 150 Opposition members, following an unprecedented Parliament security breach in India, on December 13,...
By Lynn Ockersz Alas, the ‘Socialist Dream’, Has been getting short shrift, And the Left has exited, Poste-haste stage left, But the ‘American Dream’, Seems evergreen,...
Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday said that the CID had recorded a statement from him following a request he made to the Deputy Inspector General in charge...
