Influx of substandard drugs is of particular concern The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has warned of renewed and intensified...
Sri Lanka’s latest elephant census must result in immediate policy action, not remain a paper exercise, Centre for Environmental Justice...
Todd Murphy is firming to play his first home Test, after the SCG’s head curator declared the pitch’s green covering...
Palestine was the deadliest place to work as a journalist in 2025, with the Middle East as a whole the...
United States President Donald Trump has said that he will delay the implementation of tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets...
Australia batter Usman Khawaja will retire from international cricket following the fifth Ashes Test against England in Sydney this week....
Around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, police...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) in Kandy on Thursday...
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and the youngest person...
Countries around the world are welcoming the New Year as midnight strikes from time zone to time zone. The island...
Highlighting the spirit of global and regional cooperation, the Sri Lanka Navy acknowledged the invaluable support by foreign warships, which...
A train driver has died and at least 40 people have been injured in a head-on rail collision near Peru’s...
It’s the politics, stupid. A cocktail of dynastic rule, cronyism and debt-fuelled vanity projects, to be precise. (AL Jazeera) Dubbed by pundits as a development “miracle”,...
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...
Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Dr. Palitha Kohona Speaking at the sixth summit of the Asian Mountain Tourism Alliance invited the Chinese tourists to experience Sri...
KUALA LUMPUR:The Jaffna Tamil community in Malaysia continue to play vital roles in every facet of society, said Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah.Jaffna Tamils,...
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY By Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum...
Falling stars: Manchester United’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo looks to the heavens as Brentford celebrate their fourth goal against United Falling stars: Manchester United’s Portuguese striker...
By Kumar David Life is depressing; the media perpetually serious; Lynn Ockersz solemn in “Impact of security on foreign policy” ( https://island.lk/impact-of-security-considerations-on-foreign-policy-crafting/. Inflation we are warned...
by Rohan Wijesinha Three of the finest minds on leopard conservation, Prof. Enoka Kudavidanage, Rukshan Jayewardene, and Kithsiri Gunawardena, partook in a panel discussion to discuss...
(First Edition 2022, 488 pgs. -Vijitha Yapa) Reviewed by Nigel Hatch P.C. In volume II of his autobiography “TO PARIS AND BACK” Dr. Sarath Amunugama (SA)...
by Angeline Ondaatjie What drew us all to the Aragalaya at Galle Face was the vibrant art, the creative music, the laser light shows, the exhilarating...
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever; the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahnuik I felt very sad when I heard...
by Leelananda De Silva The Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (it changed its name in Colombo in 1974 to Economic and Social Commission...
