Interdicted Deputy Director at the National Hospital, Sri Lanka (NHSL) Dr. Rukshan Bellana yesterday (29) alleged that the powers that...
BIA unions, including those affiliated to political parties, are demanding bonuses equal to five months’ basic salaries. A group of...
Donald Trump said he hoped to reach phase two of the Gaza peace plan “very quickly”, as he warned Hamas...
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from a prolonged illness....
President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied allegations by Russia that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s...
After three one-sided, low-scoring encounters, the fourth T20I between India and Sri Lanka exploded into a run-fest in Thiruvananthapuram, with...
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically...
Family sources have confirmed that the interment of singer Latha Walpola will be performed at the General Cemetery Borella on...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in...
New York has woken up to its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm blanketed parts of...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website...
Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that...
The following is a response former Central Bank Governor, Arjuna Mahendran, has sent for publication: Dear Sir, You have mentioned in the editorial of The Island...
We welcome the Private Member’s Bill by Premnath Dolawatte MP introduced today, August 24, 2022, to decriminalise same sex sexual activity between consenting adults by amending...
Most, if not all, practitioners of Medicine in Sri Lanka, I believe, would surely have come across patients presenting with the above complaint. I find this...
Newly designated Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Paul Stephens marked his first official appearance in his new role at the launch of a landmark partnership...
Claims mandate to drive out Wickremesinghe govt. The JVP has called on the government to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and release the Aragalaya...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stability and National Policies would present the second reading of the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill...
by Daya Gamage Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is reportedly seeking his once-renounced Lawful Permanent Residency (LPR) restored in the United States. According to U.S....
By Rathindra Kuruwita Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday warned that the government might use Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to suppress media institutions and harass journalists....
In support of ‘Operation Sovereign Borders’ By Shamindra Ferdinando In line with a tripartite agreement involving Australia, India and Sri Lanka, the latter has so far...
Staying true to its vision of developing rural economies, Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC (SDF) has continued to outperform during the first quarter of this financial year....
The Navy on Tuesday rushed ashore in a fast attack craft a fisherman who had fallen sick while at sea and admitted him to Trincomalee hospital...
Hazardous waste from X-Press Pearl Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) Chairperson Dharshani Lahandapura said yesterday that Rs. 93.8 million (Rs. 93,857,293) had been spent so far...
