United States President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat...
… announces temporary relief package President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday acknowledged in Parliament that the import of substandard coal had...
Heavy rain in Guwahati delayed the start of the match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) by more...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 07 April 2026, valid...
Approval has been granted at the Cabinet Meeting held on 30-03-2026 to provide relief by granting up to rupees 20/-...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Digital...
The Galle fort which has been declared as a World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization...
Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return...
The Artemis II astronauts are bound for Earth after conducting a historic lunar fly by and witnessing a total solar...
Matheesha Pathirana and Wanidu Hasaranga are among 15 Sri Lankan players under central contracts yet to take their mandatory fitness...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
There is considerable haggling in some local quarters on whether the concept of Non-alignment is of any relevance to Sri Lanka in particular and to the...
Thursday 17th August, 2023 There has been an unnervingly rapid deterioration of the public health sector during recent years. Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella is bellowing hollow...
A severe shortage of staff at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), at Mulleriyawa, had affected both workers and patients, Dr. Dhammika Wijesinghe, Director of NIMH, said on Wednesday during a televised...
Indonesia is celebrating its 78th Independence day today. We mark the event with an eight-page suppplement issued with today’s edition of The Island.
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has threatened to launch a countrywide strike against what it calls unilateral actions of Deputy Director General (Medical Services 11)...
Workers in Asia are spending most of their time on “performative work” — in other words, focusing on appearing busy more than doing real, productive work. That’s according...
Director General of the BMICH, Sunil Dissanayake retired on 31 July. He was appointed Director General in May 2015 and helped the BMICH reach great heights...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Petitioner Oshala Herath has requested a fuller bench of five justices of the Court of Appeal to determine State Minister Diana Gamage’s citizenship matter next...
Arrangements have been made to celebrate award-winning actress Swarna Mallawarachchi’s cinematic career spanning five decades, on Sunday (20)in Brisbane, Australia . The event entitled ‘Swarna Pranama’ has been organised by...
In their last league game of the Lanka Premier League, Galle Titans turned the tables delivering several killer punches that stunned all and sundry. Galle’s bowlers...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne CSE trading yesterday was extremely positive, having witnessed a bearish trend in the last few days. However, investors have, quite rightly, evaluated June...
The Bank has reported Rs. 10.5 billion of Profit before Tax (PBT) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 amid unprecedented challenges that continued to...
