Drug controversy: “Setting up state-of-the-art drug testing facility will cost Rs 5 billion” Activists call for legal action against politicians,...
Air quality in Sri Lanka has deteriorated in recent days, with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels rising, particularly in the...
New Zealand 575 for 8 dec (Devon Conway 227, Tom Latham 137, Rachin Ravindra 72*; Alex Greaves 2-83) and 306...
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...
SLIC celebrated its 61st anniversary yesterday at the SLIC Headquarters at Colombo-02. Yesterday was also the first day of work in 2023 for the New Year. One of...
The Hambantota International Port (HIP) is supporting Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) to handle running repairs to vessels while they remain afloat in the harbour. The majority of...
Tuesday 3rd January, 2023 President of the South Korean Disaster Relief Foundation (SKDRF) Cho Sung Lea continues to be in the news—for the right reasons. He...
By Jehan Perera President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s pledge to resolve the country’s longstanding ethnic conflict by Independence Day on February 4 can be the optimistic base on...
By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole DSc (Eng.) London, PhD Carnegie Mellon, IEEE Life Fellow, Chartered Engineer In Sri Lanka, by historic coincidence, there are two Anglican...
Under 13 Division 1 Cricket St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota completed the semi-final lineup of the Under 13 Division I cricket tournament as they beat Mahanama College,...
Under 19 Cricket by Reemus Fernando Pacemen Maanasa Madubashana and Duvindu Ranathunga came up with five-wicket hauls for their respective schools to dominate the morning sessions...
Rex Clementine in Bombay What if Kule had held onto that catch? What if Mathews had not got injured? What if Murali hadn’t picked up a...
The Island editorial of 27 December 2022 dealt appropriately with tsunami preparedness, since the preceding date is observed each year to remember the greatest natural disaster...
By Sirimantha Rathnasekera President Ranil Wickremesinghe is trying to protect his benefactors in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) by plotting to delay the local council...
The SJB would move the Supreme Court on 18 Jan., if the government resorted to dilatory tactics to deprive the people of their right to vote,...
A ceremony was held recently to usher in the New Year at the Head Office of People’s Bank, during which the Bank Staff assumed duties by...
