The Auditor General has warned that delays in coal procurement and continued reliance on suppliers of questionable standards could disrupt...
In the wake of the National Development Bank (NDB) PLC having to publicly acknowledge a loss of as much as...
Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has collected his royal Companion of Honour award at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in south-east England, nearly a year...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Eastern...
Jewellery, gold biscuits and smartphones worth Rs 78 mn confiscated By Shamindra Ferdinando United National Alliance (UNA) General Secretary, M. M. Naimullah, yesterday (24) said that...
India has requested Sri Lanka to back its claims for compensation /damages from the insurers and owners of MT New Diamond and MV X-Press Pearl. In...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The resolution to remove the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), presented in Parliament yesterday, marked another ominous turning...
Opposition MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has highlighted the critical considerations surrounding Domestic Debt Optimisation and its impact on the members of the Employees Provident Fund...
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) embarked on a Search and Rescue/Recovery (SARR) operation to assist the ongoing operations of the capsized Chinese fishing vessel LU PENG...
Thursday 25th May, 2023 The outcome of yesterday’s vote in Parliament came as no surprise. The government secured 123 votes for its resolution to oust Public...
By Saman Indrajith Leader of the 43 Brigade and newly formed United Republic Front MP Champilka Ranawaka says that the government is planning to issue seven...
With economic pressures beginning to impact countries, both East and West, in a major way, it is only to be expected that states with legitimate claims...
By Rohana R. Wasala (Continued from yesterday May 24, 2023) Some well-meaning, erudite, but very naive and innocent, young bhikkhus are challenging Paster Jerome Fernando to...
By Norman Palihawadana Puttalam District Ali Sabri Raheem yesterday (24) told The Island that he would disclose the circumstances leading to the Revenue Task Force of...