Officials of the Ministry of Transport and Highways and Urban Development yesterday said that due to the destruction of roads...
The expansion of Sri Lankan Ayurveda in the United Kingdom was marked a few days ago at the Sri Lanka...
Astonishingly, this Ashes series is just seven days old, but it remains in no mood to slow down and take...
Sri Lanka has named a young squad for the forthcoming T20Is against India, bringing in the likes of 17-year-old ambidextrous...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was the chief guest at the Graduation Ceremony of the Defence Services Command and Staff...
US President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of his 6 January...
The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center at 06:00AM on 16th December 2025 shows that 70,297 persons belonging...
New South Wales Police say 15 people, including a 10 year old girl were killed in a shooting at Bondi...
The ninth phase of the islandwide programme to recognise outstanding achievers at the G.C.E. Advanced Level implemented by the Presidential...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that education should not be a burden to children during the recovery period after...
India reclaimed the series lead by bowling South Africa out for 117 in seam-friendly conditions in Dharamsala. Arshdeep Singh and...
New South Wales Police say that nine people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach Hanukkah event was being...
Leader of the 43 Brigade, Patali Champika Ranawaka, MP, yesterday announced that he would launch a new political party, the Sri Lanka Republican Front (SLRF) on May...
But Minister assures no power cuts Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says the Norochcholai Power Plant’s Unit 3 will be shut down for 100...
Samagi Jana Balawegaya Nuwara Eliya District MP Vadivel Suresh yesterday said that in the future he would engage in political activities with Minister Harin Fernando, who...
By Sanath Nanayakkare State Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe says she is waiting to see how President Ranil Wickremesinghe will act when the...
Tuesday 16th May, 2023 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government keeps postponing elections for fear of facing a humiliating mid-term electoral setback. The UNP is floating a rumour that...
By Norman Palihawadane Former Minister and Anuradhapura District MP and SJB District Organiser P. Harrison yesterday said that he would resign from all the posts of...
By Panduka Karunanayake While thanking Professor Kirthi Tennakone for his article on nuclear power as an energy option for our country (The Island, May 12), I...
by Jehan Perera The discussions that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has commenced with the Tamil parties in the north and east are being seen as a possible...
By Norman Palihawadane Two employees of the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake were arrested yesterday for stealing 14 gemstones that were to be transported via airmail from Sri Lanka to...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Health Ministry has decided to stop testing students for leprosy in schools, said Director of the Anti-Leprosy Campaign Dr. Prasad Ranaweera. He told...
By Norman Palihawadane Vavuniya police recently arrested a soldier for stealing a brass idol of Nataraja from the Ganadevi Kovil in Vavuniya. The suspect is a...
How a second ranked Sri Lankan got on the ‘Road to Budapest 2023’ by Reemus Fernando From being the second-ranked Sri Lankan sprinter in the men’s...
