Parliament proceedings were disrupted yesterday when Opposition MPs staged a protest demanding an immediate debate on the delay in filling...
Climate change, pollution, deforestation and water degradation are no longer abstract environmental concerns but mounting economic threats already affecting Sri...
Daniel Munoz has fired Colombia into the World Cup round of 32 with a 1-0 win over the Democratic Republic...
The Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka was established under the Legal Aid Act No. 27 of 1978 with the...
A series of political, economic, and administrative problems in the Eastern Province have arisen due to the misuse of government...
Ellyse Perry produced one of her best innings of a long T20 World Cup career to lead Australia to a...
The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) is set to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors who have been stranded in the...
Erling Haaland scored his second World Cup brace in a row as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 at New York New...
More than 5,300 people remain trapped in online scam centres in Myanmar near the Thai border, despite a multinational crackdown...
The United States Senate has passed a bill to pause President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran and seek congressional...
A merciless unbeaten 106 off 61 balls from captain Chamari Athapaththu sent Sri Lanka scorching to the target of 131...
After hectic double-headers and triple-headers, the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 only has one game in store for us on...
It is with deep sorrow that we inform our readers of the demise of former editor of the The Island Mr Gamini Weerakoon. The Cortege will...
Bangladesh batters did well to build useful partnerships throughout their innings against Australia in Pune. Although they lacked a big stand and the fact that most...
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption. Authorities have ordered thousands living in the southwestern...
The Chairman of the Central Environment Authority (CEA), Supun S. Pathirage and two others who were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or...
A special search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy on the Analaitivu Island, Jaffna on Friday (10th November 2023), led to the recovery of 69kg...
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are to meet next week in the San Francisco Bay area, two senior administration officials said. The...
State Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Rohana Dissanayake, during a press conference held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) on Friday (10), under the theme...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 November 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakshe yesterday (10) said that a unanimous decision taken by Parliament to ask the top management of Sri Lanka Cricket...
By Saman Indrajith Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday told Parliament that the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), Dr. Vijith...
There was an international conspiracy to ban cricket in Sri Lanka, Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament on Friday. “All MPs agreed that high officials of...
Bangalore’s November rain, predicted and promised, never came to hamper the clash at the Chinnaswamy Stadium Yet, Sri Lanka sank. And with them, also sank the...
