More than 200 Iranian sailors left stranded in Sri Lanka after a US torpedo attack are returning home after being...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, issuing a New Year message, extend his heartfelt wishes to all Sri Lankans for a peaceful...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 15 April 2026, valid...
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has landed in Iran as part of a delegation to hold high-level talks...
The Indonesian Navy Sailing Ship KRI BIMA SUCI – 945 arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit...
Chennai Super Kings left the bottom of the table and joined four other teams on four points by achieving two...
About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according...
President Donald Trump has suggested talks aimed at ending the war in Iran could resume this week, after negotiations collapsed...
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 14 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump’s planned naval blockade of Iran would further cripple international shipping, exacerbating the energy crisis roiling...
Vidarbha’s Praful Hinge, 24, etched his name into the IPL record books on debut, striking three times in his very...
144th Battle of the Blues Powered by Dialog With the de-restriction of COVID-19 safety protocols on public events, Sri Lanka’s longest-running cricket series played between Royal...
Sesha Umaya of Lyceum International, Wattala excelled at the recently held International Schools Athletics Championships as she established two new meet records in the Under 16...
Under 19 Traditional Cricket Matches Anjala Bandara reached the thousand runs milestone for the season as he top scored with 138 runs for Mahanama to post...
Wednesday 8th March, 2023 The Election Commission (EC) has, in its wisdom, chosen to play ping-pong with the Finance Ministry, etc., again over fund allocations for...
President issues strict warning against another July 09, assures polls after country stabilises President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that on Monday night, the government had...
I refer to the opinion piece titled ‘Tears of hypocrisy’ – a response by G.A. D. Sirimal in The Island of 01 March. Referring to one of your...
By Priyan De Silva The Election Commission (EC) yesterday decided that April 25 was the most suitable date for the local government elections, originally scheduled for...
By Rohana R. Wasala I concluded a previous article published (not in The Island) on January 28, 2023 touching on the deplorable situation that innocent Sri...
The Sri Lankan rupee had appreciated for seven straight days against the U.S dollar, on Tuesday (07), the Central Bank data shows. Issuing a statement, the...
SJB and Opposition Leader, Sajith Premadasa, told Parliament yesterday that the government had prevented the Finance Ministry Secretary from meeting the Elections Commission yesterday morning. Premadasa...
By Shamindra Ferdinando A pair of Chinese built F-7 multi-role jet fighters flew over SLAF China Bay parade grounds, within minutes after President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived...
Dialog Axiata PLC, together with XL Axiata, hosted ‘METASTAGE’ the country’s first metaverse entertainment experience in the ‘Futureverse’, featuring performances by the renowned Sri Lankan sensations...
