Association of Former Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka has requested the Inter-Parliamentary Union to inquire into, what the group...
Power and Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and Ministry Secretary Prof. Udayanga Hemapala have resigned from their posts.According to the President’s...
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp says control of the Strait of Hormuz has now “returned to its previous state” because of...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 17 April 2026, valid...
Being a key frontline stakeholder in the national mission, ‘A Nation United,’ the Navy continues to maintain a vigilant maritime...
Minister of Power and Energy Kumara Jayakody and Ministry Secretary Prof. Udayanga Hemapala have resigned from their respective positions today...
Rwanda will host the inaugural Women’s Challenge Trophy, which starts on April 18 in Kigali with Rwanda taking on Italy,...
The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is investigating allegations of corruption involving Cricket Canada, one of which focuses on a game...
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in discussions – through Islamabad – to...
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefire, US President Donald Trump has said, starting from 17:00...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 16 April 2026, valid...
Three Sri Lankan leopard cubs that were born at the Singapore Zoo on Jan 1 have now made their public...
The Sri Lanka Banks Association (SLBA) has urged policymakers to engage with commercial banks via the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to ensure a comprehensive...
By M. A. Kaleel, Kalmunai Corr. State Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Suren Raghavan says that the government will soon regulate the conduct of private tuition...
The SLPP would continue to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunga said on Sunday (18) during a programme to commemorate his late father,...
Passengers of a bus plying from Colombo to Kottawa last Saturday (17) captured an STF sergeant and handed him over to the Kirulapone police after for...
The joint winners of the Gratiaen Prize 2022 are Chiranthi Rajapakse for her short story collection Keeping Time and Other Stories, and Yudhanjaya Wijeratne for his...
Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardena announced on Sunday that the Cabinet of Ministers had approved a proposal to operate electric buses in the city of Colombo. The...
Tuesday 20th June, 2023 A senior doctor attached to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital has issued a timely warning to the public following an incident where a...
by Kalyananda Tiranagama Executive Director Lawyers for Human Rights and Development (Part VI of this article appeared in The Island of 19 June 2023) The Bill...
By Jehan Perera The present stability in the country is taken as an indication that the situation is improving. The law and order, fall in inflation,...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Pointing out the way the President’s Office offhandedly rejected a report issued by the Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on National Security against the...
‘INS Vagir’ – a submarine of the Indian Navy at the Colombo port yesterday (19). ‘INS Vagir’ is 67.5m long and has a complement of 60...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna de Alwis yesterday (19) warned that the case relating to the 2016 protest opposite the UN compound, Colombo would have to be...
