Vast majority of wounded also non-convicts A file picture of the Negombo Prison during the recent riots By Shamindra Ferdinando...
The death of 128 wild elephants during the first four-and-a-half months of 2026 has triggered renewed concern among Wildlife authorities...
Spain snuffed out France’s dream of a third World Cup triumph, taming their galaxy of forwards to win 2-0 and...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to appoint S....
Oil prices have surged to their highest level in a month as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran...
England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start the World Cup semi-final against Argentina....
The US military says it has launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hours before a reinstated naval...
India’s spinners made light work of England on the final day of the first ever women’s Test at Lord’s, wrapping...
Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the architect of Qatar’s remarkable transformation into an ultra-wealthy modern nation with...
The ECB has sacked Brendon McCullum as England’s Test head coach but he will remain in charge of their white-ball...
Yastika Bhatia followed India team-mate Kranti Gaud in etching her name onto the Lord’s Test honours boards with a...
Linda Noskova recovered from an attack of nerves that saw her squander five match points in the second set as she completed...
When Attorney and former The Island journalist Priyalal Sirisena turned his attention to fiction, the result was Deyyange Atha (The God’s Elephant)—a striking debut that was...
The World Bank’s annual income reclassification, which takes effect every July 1, has placed Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Philippines, Jordan and the Pacific state of Micronesia...
The vibrant flavours, aromas and culinary traditions of Malaysia have arrived in Colombo as Sheraton Colombo presents “Spice Trails of Malaysia” an exclusive food festival that...
This article deals with the subject of centralizing and decentralizing universities in Sri Lanka and discusses the advantages of one against the other. What are the...
Venerable Dr. Karadetiyana Gunarathana Thero, a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk based in Singapore, has continued his humanitarian and religious service across Asia for nearly 37 years,...
The Watercolours of H. H. St. George A Chance Find in Covent Garden A few decades ago, I wandered into an antiquarian shop in Covent Garden...
Differences between public and private sectors Before I left for Paris in late November, I had made arrangements to hold the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service...
Eric J. De Silva who passed away recently at the age of nearly 90 was one of the outstanding public servants of his generation. Having joined...
The recent survey of central banks by the World Gold Council also highlighted concerns about sanctions. Around 37% of emerging market and developing economies central banks reported “concerns...
My father passed the English Trained Teachers’ Examination with first-class honours in 1951. He soon secured an assistant teacher position at Holy Cross College, his alma...
Sirisena makes me chairman of National Security Council Epilogue “A million mutinies now” — V. S. Naipaul We were now on the verge of a Presidential...
Yi Jing at ITC Ratnadipa introduces Dim Sum & Co., a first-of-its-kind curated series of Dim Sum in Colombo, until today. The limited-time dining series featured...
