The NPP government is trying to maintain a balance between continuing demands for releasing north-east land held by the military...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lahiru de Silva yesterday granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
Ghana’s fans and players celebrated wildly as Caleb Yirenkyi finished a sweeping counterattack with a tap-in goal in the fifth...
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has announced that a memorandum of understanding with the United States has...
A game that began with the prospect of a chastening defeat for Pakistan at South Africa’s hands did, indeed, end...
Australia gave themselves another significant net run-rate boost by dispatching Bangladesh with ease at Headingley, restricting them to 77 for...
In overcast Headingley conditions, an all-round performance from Shafali Verma, who scored her first fifty at a T20 World Cup,...
Several tankers carrying Iranian oil have crossed the United States blockade line in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a...
An ODI between Canada and Netherlamds in King City Toronto on Tuesday was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. The...
Joshua Da Silva and Amir Jangoo have earned recalls to West Indies’ squad for the two-match World Test Championship series...
England’s spin attack, led by Sophie Ecclestone’s three-wicket haul, secured their second win in as many games as they beat...
Easter Sunday probe: Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has moved the Court of Appeal seeking to prevent his arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in...
Chanuth Jayasinghaarachchi and Bihandu Hansana produced the most influential individual performances of the day as they guided their respective teams to convincing victories in the Under-17...
Gladdening was the sight at morn, For the folk of the invisible village, Of mirthful children trekking to school, And refuge did they take in the...
The government’s decision to ban the export of mineral resources in raw form and place all future mineral exploration under state control has triggered fresh debate...
(Part I of this article appeared in The Island yesterday.) An examination of how some of the other countries have institutionalised mediation to address the problem...
United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka and URF Secretary General Bandula Chandrasekara yesterday (16) made written submissions to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI)...
The Sri Lanka Soccer Masters’ Association has made arrangements to conduct its 21st consecutive nine-a-side football tournament for veteran players on June 21 at the Shalika...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) felicitated Ms. Samudika Jayaratna, the 42nd Auditor General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri...
In recent years, falling trees have claimed lives, destroyed homes, and sparked an urgent debate: should Colombo’s ancient trees be cut down in the name of...
The Officer-in-Charge of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has told the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) that retired Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay was subjected...
Based on intelligence received by the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, a special operation was conducted at the Kammala Wella beach area, in Chilaw, in coordination with...
Dengue is one of the fastest spreading mosquito-borne viral diseases in the world today, posing a growing threat to nearly half of the global population. The...
