The National Development Bank PLC (NDB), in consultation with the Central Bank, will soon appoint an international firm to conduct...
Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and Bishop Anton Ranjith will preside over the Easter Sunday commemoration event at St....
Mumbai Indians (MI) needed something dramatic to scrape themselves off the bottom of the table, and Tilak Varma provided that...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 3.30 p.m. on 20 April 2026, valid for...
Dasun Shanaka has received a one-year ban from participating in the Pakistan Super League [PSL] following a review of his...
Nahid Rana’s five-wicket haul followed by Tanzid Hasan’s fiery half-century got Bangladesh a six-wicket win against New Zealand. The home...
Sharmin Akhter’s 86 helped Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the first Women’s ODI in Rajshahi, which was...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 12.00 noon 20 April 2026 valid...
Global oil prices have jumped after US President Donald Trump said its navy had intercepted and seized an Iran-flagged cargo...
New Zealand has declared a state of emergency in its capital city Wellington as torrential rain and flash flooding drenched...
The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 19 April 2026, valid...
While the rained out second ODI in Christchurch would have no doubt been frustrating for both sets of players, the fact remains that its impact on...
By Saman Indrajith The Frontline Socialist Party tells members of JVP-led NPP and SJB that there is no point in pressuring the incumbent government to hold...
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...
