The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has directed owners of large-scale rooftop solar systems to temporarily disconnect their installations for a...
The cost of preparing a traditional kevili table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has risen by 7 per...
Sanju Samson’s first century for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set up the team’s first win in IPL 2026 and their...
Punjab Kings trumped Sunrisers Hyderabad in a battle of explosive top orders, chasing down 220 with more than an an...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 3.30 p.m. on 11 April 2026, valid for...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
On Tuesday, from a balcony in Lima’s historic San Martin Square, Ricardo Belmont — who, at 80, is Peru’s oldest...
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...
Opens all-new outlet in Havelock City Mall In a remarkable milestone of its 15-year journey in Sri Lanka, Crocodile, a world-renowned lifestyle brand, recently unveiled its...
By A Special Sports Correspondent The conducting of the Governor’s Cup seven-a-side rugby tournament for provincial union teams catered to two interests in the sport; one...
There is never a day that entertainer/singer Sohan Weerasinghe is not in the news…and, what’s more, he is always in the spotlight for all the good...
Sampath Bank registered profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 22.0 Bn and profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 12.3 Bn for the nine months ended 30th...
We have lots of readers, from around the world, who are fans of The Island and Fione Muller Perera, from Australia, happens to be one of...
A team of nine shuttlers will be in action at the 2023 Bahrain International Challenge which is set to unfold at the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The stock market started on a positive note yesterday but the momentum did not last for long. However, Lion Brewery contributed more than...
Japan has condemned the hijacking of a Japanese-operated, British-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Yemeni militia claimed the vessel was...
The Special envoy of the Chinese President, state Councillor Mrs. Shen Yiqin paid a courtesy call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat this morning...
The landslide early warning centre of the National Building Research Organization has extended the land slide early warnings issued to the Badulla, Hambantota, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala,...
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera posting a message on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) says that the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposed Electricity sector reforms...
Sam Altman is joining Microsoft, the tech-giant has announced, ending speculation he might return to OpenAI just 48 hours after his chaotic ousting. Microsoft chief executive...
