… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
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...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 06 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Mohammed Shami’s miserly 2 for 9 and Rishabh Pant’s uncharacteristic half-century helped Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] open their account in...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Cabinet of Ministers had granted approval for recommence the Colombo Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, which was abandoned during the tenure of...
By Ifham Nizam The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) yesterday warned the public to be cautious of possible adverse health conditions due to rising temperature. This trend is expected to continue for...
By Ifham Nizam The Department of Agriculture yesterday instructed farmers to follow Agriculture Officers’ instructions strictly since the paddy cultivation has been damaged by several species...
On Friday morning when I was enjoying breakfast with my grandchildren my phone rang. The caller was my friend Upananda. His message made me stand up....
This year’s annual Indian Navy–Sri Lanka Navy bilateral maritime Exercise SLINEX was conducted amidst political turmoil here. The six-day SLINEX, the 10th edition of the series...
Wednesday 31st May, 2023 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government is in overdrive purportedly to protect Buddhism and preserve religious harmony. A comedienne has been arrested and remanded for...
Rohana R. Wasala The following is a public proposal respectfully offered for what it is worth by a senior Sri Lankan to the Most Venerable Mahanayake...
A programme will be conducted in English on “Purifying the mind (Vatthupama Sutta) and Cultivating Immeasurable Loving Kindness (Karaniyametta Sutta)” on Saturday 3rd June 2023, from...
The National Archives of Sri Lanka (SLNA) will celebrate International Archives Day on 09 June by declaring its support for the Universal Declaration on Archives and...
The Island on 12 May published an article by Prof Kirthi Tennakone (KT), Say no to nuclear power and risk future energy shortages and adverse climate,...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Minister of Transport, Bandula Gunawardena, yesterday said that the government was not in a position to fund the Sisu Seriya school bus service...
The Institute of Chemistry has organised a National Conference on “The Role of Chemists in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals” to be held at the Hector Kobbekaduwa...
