A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
Vaibhav Sooriyavanshi equalled his own record for the fastest half-century, off 15 balls, in a six-fest on a flat Guwahati...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty condition can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
by Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, yesterday (10) found fault with Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena for the way he had handled the disciplinary...
Educational reforms: By Shamindra Ferdinando Deputy Secretary of Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya Gevindu Cumaratunga, MP, yesterday (10) said that the move to base proposed educational reforms at provincial level...
By Saman indrajith State Minister of Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon told Parliament yesterday that 252 security personnel deployed at the Minintale Raja Maha Vihara would be...
by Rex Clementine Colombo Colts Cricket Club celebrated its 150th anniversary at the club premises on Saturday with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and first lady Prof. Maithree...
By Saman indrajith Parliament session allotted for the Second Reading debate on the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill and the Finance Bill were put off yesterday...
Contrary to various local and foreign reports about the death of three Sri Lankan ex-military personnel in Ukraine last week, the Army said that one of...
By Rathindra Kuruwita and Sirimantha Rathnasekara The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said yesterday it would conduct an internal inquiry into the countrywide power failures on Saturday....
Monday 11th December, 2023 Yesterday’s parliamentary session had to be adjourned until today for want of a quorum. While the VAT (Amendment) Bill was being debated,...
Keynote address delivered by Prof. Premakumara de Silva at a recent ceremony to mark the launch of Prof. C. R. de Silva Felicitation Volume on ‘Essays...
By Eng. Thushara Dissanayake Sri Lanka is ranked high in terms of climate change impacts facing a multitude of hazards. Impacts of climate change vary by...
In a letter published by The Island recently, Mrs. Goolbai Gunasekera, has showered us with pearls of wisdom drawn from her life-long experience as an educator.In The Island of 06...
