Mounting concerns over drug safety and regulatory oversight have triggered strong calls from medical professionals and trade unions for the...
China has pledged its full support to Sri Lanka’s economic and social recovery efforts in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah,...
The Hydrology and Disaster Management Division of the Department of Irrigation has issued flood warnings for the Mahaweli River Basin...
Volodymyr Zelensky is urging European Union leaders gathered at a crunch summit in Brussels to loan billions of euros in...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will crack down on hate speech following Sunday’s deadly shooting at Bondi...
The Bay of Plenty lived up to its name but only for New Zealand. Devon Conway and Tom Latham harvested...
Australia have not yet officially retained the Ashes, but it already seems a matter of “when” not “if” after England’s...
Winter storms are worsening conditions for hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza, as aid agencies warn that Israeli...
An official meeting was held between Wang Dongming, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC)...
The landslide early warning centre of the National Building Research Organization [NBRO] has issued Level III landslide early warnings to...
Astonishingly, this Ashes series is just seven days old, but it remains in no mood to slow down and take...
Sri Lanka has named a young squad for the forthcoming T20Is against India, bringing in the likes of 17-year-old ambidextrous...
Several Swedish and Sri Lankan partners came together last week to present Sri Lanka’s vibrant culture, cuisine, dance and destination at the ‘Sri Lanka Cultural Festival’...
Top seed Sandathi Usgodaarachchi will encounter number two seed Akeesha Silva in the Under 12 girls’ singles title match of the Tennis Nationals 2022 after the...
By Saman Indrajith The government yesterday decided to put off the Social Security Contribution Bill when the JVP and the SJB, in Parliament opposed it vehemently....
Under 15 Division I Cricket Final St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota and Nalanda College, Colombo were declared join champions of the Under 15 Division I Cricket tournament...
Wednesday 7th September, 2022 This comment is not about the popular Broadway musical comedy of yore by the above title. It is on something that we...
By Usvatte-aratchi The IMF and IBRD, when they lend money soon, will impose a condition: an accountant and a lawyer will be appointed by them to...
Electricity subsidies, surcharges, and rooftop solar units: by Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) altered the CEB’s proposed prices and price...
This is in response toDharshan Weerasekera’s (DW) article appearing in The Island of 02 September, 2022, which suggests that Aragalaya is illegal, and people have to...
Having read the article ‘The Wonder Plant called Moringa and its many health benefits’ in The Island of 05 September, I was inspired to add a...
Sri Lanka is an enigma in that while its economy sits precariously among the worst in the developing world, its politicians who are primarily responsible for...
The Health Ministry has denied UNICEF declaration pertaining to a significant increase in malnutrition among children here. Health Secretary, Janaka Sri Chandragupta, yesterday told the media...
For the first time in parliamentary history, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a dire warning to Parliament and political parties therein over the...
