GMOA denies allegation, calls for independent probe by a panel of experts The Health Ministry is considering whether criminal liability...
The government yesterday (11) unveiled sweeping amendments to National Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980. It had been last amended...
Jess Phillips, a high-profile Labour minister, has quit in protest as Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to heed growing calls...
Bangladesh’s bowlers combined to trounce Pakistan by 104 runs in the first Test in Dhaka. Nahid Rana struck decisive blows...
South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has reversed her international retirement and is included in the Proteas’ squad for this...
The Bangladesh government has formed a committee to look into the previous government’s decision to not allow the team to...
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has arrived to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this...
The US has been holding regular negotiations with Denmark to expand its military presence in Greenland, according to multiple officials...
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support”. He...
Bangladesh edged ahead of Pakistan on a day cut in half by rain and bad light, with Monimul Haque and...
In a topsy-turvy contest, Delhi Capitals (DC) pulled off the highest successful T20 chase by any team in Dharmasala to...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 12 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
High Commissioner of Pakistan, Major General (R) Umar Farooq Burki, alongside Asmma Kamal, Trade & Investment Attache, held a meeting with the newly elected President of...
Saturday 14th January, 2023 Thursday’s historic Supreme Court (SC) judgement could not have come at a worse time for the newly-formed Nidahas Janatha Sandanaya or the ‘Freedom...
By Ifham NIzam The National Physical Planning Department would gazette 26 places of worship, across the country, as Sacred Places in 2023, the government Information Department...
Weeding out the invasive tropical American shrub, Lantana camara, appears to alter the composition of bird species in a forest, according to a new study conducted...
High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay undertook his first visit to Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (SUSL), Belihuloya, on 11 January 2023. During the visit, he...
(PTI) India’s Union Minister Nitin Gadkari says Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have shown their keenness to import ethanol from India.The minister of road transport and highways...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday he would look into the possibility of a moratorium on loans to protect businesses.Addressing an event, organised by the Women’s Chamber...
Fitch Ratings on Thursday downgraded the National Long Term Ratings of 10 Sri Lankan banks following the recent sovereign downgrade and recalibration of the agency’s Sri...
By Shiran Ranasinghe The Combined Cycle Power Plant at Kelanitissa was closed down again on Thursday night due to a shortage of naphtha.The plant is capable...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) says that it is gravely concerned by attempts by the government to interfere in the exercise of franchise by...
By RaNIl dHaRmaseNa The Treasury has agreed to provide adequate funding to hold elections, Commissioner General of the Elections Commission, Saman Sri Rathnayaka, told The Island...
By Dinasena Ratugamage One person was killed while another was injured when a van transporting 30,000 eggs collided with a parked lorry at Mankulam on Thursday...
