The ongoing West Asia war, triggered by joint Israel-US attack on Iran on 28 Februar, has benefited the China-run Hambantota...
A three-day “study visit” by the subject Minister to the Norochcholai coal power plant has triggered concern among power sector...
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...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 05 April 2026, valid...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
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 04 April 2026, valid...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
By Ifham Nizam A new study conducted by the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural Training and Research Institute has revealed the devastating impact of the economic crisis on...
by Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon Attempts by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera to scare the striking Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) workers...
By Prof.Kirthi Tennakone Decades ago, language, classics, science, and mathematics emphasiing geometry stood as the cornerstones of the high school curriculum, shaping students’ minds. These disciplines...
Friday 31st March, 2023 Some good news has thankfully emanated from the US amidst media reports full of gloom and doom. America is known as the...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Tokyo Rodney Perera has said that in the wake of the IMF finalizing the latest loan facility, the country...
By Siri Hettige, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Colombo I wish to begin this article with a very broad assertion, namely, Sri Lanka’s present economic...
The Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, incorporated by the Act of Parliament No. 15 of 1972, is a government-approved charity and professional body for the general advancement...
‘Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Community’ Author: Dr. Kingsley Wickremasuriya Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police – (Retired) Book Review by Major-General (Retd) Lalin...
On Tuesday March 28, The Island editor as is his way, struck the nail on its damn head and fearlessly made his point. He wrote: “The...
By Uditha Devapriya Sanath Nandasiri’s passing away, at the age of 81, compels one to reflect on the generation he hailed from and in a way...
In a concerted effort to ensure healthcare equity for all Sri Lankans, the country’s foremost trusted private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals introduced ‘Upakara’, an unmatched timely...
Cargills Bank reported a profit before tax of LKR 206Mn for the financial year 2022, recovering from a loss before tax of LKR 369Mn in the...
