President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised the need to implement a well-structured strategy to earn at least 2 billion US dollars from the gem and jewellery industry....
By A Special Sports Correspondent Bradby boys Royal together with St. Peter’s College kept their hopes alive for podium honours in the inter-school under 19 Fifteen-a-side...
Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Myanmar Prof. Nalin de Silva has criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent comments on Katchatheevu, the 285-acre uninhabited islet in...
Former Parliamentarian Mujubur Rahuman yesterday (13) said that having postponed local government elections indefinitely, the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government was now conducting workshops to teach Secretaries how to...
Former Editor of Irida Divaina, Divaina and The Island Edmond Ranasinghe celebrates his 94th birthday today (14). Ranasinghe joined the Daily News in early 1952. He...
The Foreign Ministry said that of the 29 Sri Lankans who suffered injuries in an accident last Wednesday (09) in Istanbul, Turkey, 20 had been discharged...
Sri Lanka will, this week, relax restrictions on imports of vehicles required for transportation of goods and passengers, State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Sunday....
Akkarayankulam police have arrested three persons who allegedly pelted stones at a military vehicle, in the Kilinochchi District. The police arrested them soon after the Army...
Minister Herath denies allegation By Saman Indrajith Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and national security are in jeopardy as an Indian company will gain access to citizens’ personal...
The Navy, over the weekend, took into custody four persons, along with a stock of contraband Kendu leaves, weighing about 551kg (wet weight) off the Mattathivu...