Sri Lanka’s environmental protection framework is rapidly eroding, with weak law enforcement, politically driven development and the routine sidelining of...
IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has issued a letter, warning police officers against presenting gifts to senior officers during festivals or special...
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically...
Family sources have confirmed that the interment of singer Latha Walpola will be performed at the General Cemetery Borella on...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in...
New York has woken up to its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm blanketed parts of...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website...
Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that...
Sri Lankan singer Latha Walpola has passed away today (27) at the age of 92.
All the three games in this series have followed a similar pattern so far. India have won three tosses –...
For the first time in 19 matches, and nearly 15 years, England’s men experienced a Test victory in Australia as...
Shafali Verma continued her superb form, cracking a 42-ball 79 as India brushed aside Sri Lanka once again to win...
On April this year, the highest ever daily discharge rate was achieved in the Trincomalee port when an average of over 10,000 MT of coal discharge...
(Correcting some Misconceptions) In the Sunday Island of Apr. 21 a letter from Dr. U. Pethiyagoda said it is worth emphasizing that uranium was first developed...
Linal Subasinghe of Colombo North Zone 1 has emerged as the leading run scorer in the ongoing SLC Under-19 district tournament. The Wesley College batter has...
World number one Iga Swiatek is optimistic a thigh injury will not prevent her from attempting to defend her French Open title. The 21-year-old was forced...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s arrival at the G7 summit comes a day after winning long sought access to advanced US fighter jets and training for Ukrainian...
The G7 nations have called for the development and adoption of international technical standards for trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) as politicians of the rich countries focus...
The National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony took place on Friday (19) at the Battaramulla War Heroes Memorial, under the patronage of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that he had directed authorities, including the State Minister in charge, to submit a report on the acceleration of the program to...
Rajasthan Royals managed to keep alive their hopes of qualifying to the playoffs with a tight win, getting home with two balls to spare and finishing...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon Over 1,000 dengue cases have been reported in the four days that ended on Friday morning (19), Dr. Nalin Ariyaratne, Director, National...
By Dinasena Ratugamage A number of Jaffna residents held a demonstration yesterday (19) at the Jaffna Town Hall Road against the appointment of P.M.S. Charles as...
