BASL condemns Ranjan Jayalal for obstructing lawyer The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday strongly condemned Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan...
Electricity consumers have opposed a government plan to obtain loans from the World Bank to meet the cost of repairs...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a...
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland...
There was a little bit of rustiness as India returned to action 50 days after becoming ODI world champions, but...
Opener Sameer Minhas blitzed his way to 172 off 113 balls, setting up Pakistan’s demolition of India in thDeepeshe Under-19...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
Friday 10th March, 2023 Sri Lanka is now like Singapore thanks to its current leaders; it, too, has become a police state! The long arm of...
By Uditha Devapriya “The ideological direction of the journal will be radical in that it will unremittingly question the values and systems that hinder development. It...
KKS Perera in the Sunday Island of March 6 wrote on the Women’s Brigade of Suriyamal fame: Marxist independence struggle in the 30s/40s. It was good...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana In this era of despondency, one of the few things that keep our spirits up are The Island editorials. In addition to...
by PRIYAN DE SILVA The Global report on sodium intake reduction released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the world is off-track to achieve...
By C. A. Chandraprema The local government elections that were scheduled to be held on the 9th March will not be held and the alternative date...
Medicheks, a pioneer in Sri Lanka’s healthcare sector, opened a convenient drive-in laboratory testing center at its flagship landmark at 104 Havelock Road Colombo 05. The...
Hillwood Club girls from Kandy swept the boards at the ‘One-Whistle’ Invitational Netball Tournament conducted by the Colombo Malay Cricket Club (CMCC) to mark its 150th-anniversary...
By Lakshila Wanigasinghe Written for International Women’s Day on 08 March 2023. Technology plays an important role in modern society. It connects, innovates, and transforms economies...
Impressive knocks from almost the entirety of the Sri Lankan top order, particularly Kusal Mendis, gave Sri Lanka a promising start in their pursuit of an...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE kicked off on a negative note in the early part of the session yesterday but buying interest developed during the middle...
Staying true to its brand ethos of delivering ‘The Future. Today.’, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider introduced ‘WiFi 6’ – the Next-Gen Standard...
