Dr. Harsha points out masses are burdened with cascading taxes While online casinos and betting roam free without being taxed...
Apropos ‘Creditor receives USD 2.5 mn as Lankan public bears loss from theft of Treasury funds’, government sources told The Island that...
It is not another anonymously sourced report about a rift between the United States and Israel. This time, the administration...
Vinicius Junior scored and assisted on one of Matheus Cunha’s two goals as five-time champion Brazil eliminated Haiti from the...
World leader Rumesh Tharanga registered his third consecutive Diamond League victory as he beat two-time world champion Anderson Peters for...
The United States showed they could win without Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 to reach the World Cup round of...
If you want to know the kind of pressure West Indies have put themselves under at the 3036 T20 Women’s...
New Zealand had another poor day in the field and were nearly embarrassed by Ireland on a glorious sunny day...
Jio Platforms, the telecom unit of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, has announced what analysts say could be one of...
Planned talks in Switzerland between the United States and Iran to discuss the technical terms of their ceasefire deal have...
Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second...
Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in...
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...
Death penalty again in focus (Part II) BY Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne President’s Counsel Worldwide, there is a clear trend towards abolishing the death penalty. According to...
This book by Dr. C. A. Saliya is an English adaptation of the original Sinhala book SAMAJA GAVESHAKAYA published in early 2022. It exemplifies Dr Saliya’s...
A total of Rs. 50mn worth of scholarships The Nations’ protector, over the years had contributed to the betterment of the future generation of the country....
By Hiran H. Senewiratne The CSE was extremely bullish throughout yesterday and shares jumped in mid-day trade following President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s address to Parliament, wherein he...
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the demise of former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), H.B. Dissanayake. He passed away...
The President of the Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), His Excellency Artur Andrzej Pollok, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Poland, has...
