… hands over proposal asking for PSC probe into govt.’s lapses Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday accused the...
Sri Lanka Army Engineers have restored essential connectivity following the collapse of the Nayaru main bridge in Mullaitivu, which was...
Pakistan marched into the final of the Under 19 Asia Cup with a clinical eight wicket win over Bangladesh in...
Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George’s patient half-centuries helped India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-reduced game and set up an...
Dasun Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s T20I captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. The move to...
GovPay, Sri Lanka’s Government Digital Payment Platform concluded the year 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction...
Devon Conway brought up a double-century and pushed New Zealand into such a strong position in Mount Maunganui that they...
At times during the first half of the third day at Adelaide Oval, England threatened to keep their Ashes hopes...
The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has extended the landslide early warnings issued to...
TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements with US and global investors for the majority of its business in...
Violence has erupted in Bangladesh following the death of a prominent leader of the youth movement that ousted former Prime...
In support of relief efforts for communities affected by the Ditwah cyclone, Gift Sri Lanka Foundation and the Georgia Buddhist...
By P. K. Balachandran New Delhi is alive to the possibility of anti-Indian elements co-opting China to destabilize Indo-Lankan relationsTwo articles published by the influential New Delhi-based...
Ruptures in Sri Lanka’s Education – Genesis, Present Status and Reflections by Panduka Karunanayake – Published by Sarasavi Publishers – 2021 – 285 Pages – Price:...
ChildFund Sri Lanka celebrated International Youth Day 2022 on Aug 12 and 13 with its youth advocacy collective – Alliance of Youth to End Violence Against...
There were reports last week that rules relating to the operation of casinos in Sri Lanka are being broadened in an effort to attract international players...
By Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva last week said in no uncertain terms...
by Rajan Philips There is no transfer of state powers in Britain following the death of Queen Elizabeth and her succession by old Prince Charles as...
In October 1981, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Sri Lanka. President J.R. Jayewardene had wanted me (Advisor and retired Archaeological Commissioner) and W.S. Karunaratne (Acting...
By Uditha Devapriya Ever since his election through parliament on July 20, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s President, has been busy consolidating his power. Two days after...
By Dr Nihal D Amerasekera Music and dance charts my life from its early days. The very first song I was taught to sing, as a...
Having just read Dr. Upul . Wijewardena’s article in “The Island” (12.Sept), I am encouraged to write this piece. The Government’s decision to declare a period...
The motorists and pedestrians of the older generations are appalled at the road behaviour of today’s motorists and pedestrians. In bygone days motorists were courteous and...
Colombo City Centre marks its fourth anniversary tomorrow (19) with an exciting line-up of celebrations, a press release said. It said: The fourth-anniversary celebrations will take...
