The ongoing West Asia war, triggered by joint Israel-US attack on Iran on 28 Februar, has benefited the China-run Hambantota...
A three-day “study visit” by the subject Minister to the Norochcholai coal power plant has triggered concern among power sector...
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 05 April 2026, valid...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
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 04 April 2026, valid...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
The start of the People and Events column in the Sunday Island was incidental, informal and fortuitous. At a Kandy Girls’ High School OGA dinner dance...
Once more, a public gathering to discuss J. R. Jayewardene was held last week. A country that has written so extensively on this phenomenal figure should,...
The historic lunch of Thomian cricketing legends held at the SSC in Colombo on December 17, 2023 was hosted by the Rudra brothers of whom Ravi...
I came into possession of a collection of poems by Gamini Seneviratne in a way that already felt poetic in itself. I had first met his...
On 29 March 2026, The Island reproduced an article by founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, Milinda Moragoda, titled, ‘Cuba and the end of an era’. In...
A one-day international roundtable on “The Geopolitics of Climate Change and the Securitisation of Climate-Induced Migration” was held in Bangalore, an event jointly organised by Deemed-to-be University (JAIN)...
In August this year it will be 50 years since Sri Lanka hosted the fifth Non-Aligned Summit in Colombo – the high point in our foreign...
Meeting Trinitians in Melbourne, Karu J led crossover from UNP and a new ministry for me Melbourne is full of old Trinitians. I was told that...
A four-decade journey on the small screen is not just a celebration of years. It is a legacy shaped by charisma and personality -both on and...
HNB Assurance recently celebrated the successful completion of the Certified Sales Manager Program, conducted in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), marking a...
In a ceremony that underscored a steadfast commitment to fiscal transparency and national development, the National Savings Bank officially presented its Annual Report 2025 to Secretary...
To begin with let me say that I am writing this purely to express my faith in St. Anthony and shrine dedicated to him and horror...
