… announces temporary relief package President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday acknowledged in Parliament that the import of substandard coal had...
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo launched the commemorative publication in connection with the 70 years of Sri Lanka Diplomatic Relations...
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 07 April 2026, valid...
Approval has been granted at the Cabinet Meeting held on 30-03-2026 to provide relief by granting up to rupees 20/-...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Digital...
The Galle fort which has been declared as a World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization...
Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return...
The Artemis II astronauts are bound for Earth after conducting a historic lunar fly by and witnessing a total solar...
Matheesha Pathirana and Wanidu Hasaranga are among 15 Sri Lankan players under central contracts yet to take their mandatory fitness...
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 06 April 2026, valid...
The Navy continues extensive rescue and relief operations in the areas affected by the flooding, triggered by the breach of a section of the Mavil Aru...
Navy headquarters yesterday reported five SLN personnel, engaged in flood relief/rescue operations, had gone missing in the Chalai area. A senior official told The Island that...
Sri Lanka’s national women’s champion Ranithma Liyanage delivered one of the finest performances of her young career after finishing as the runner-up at the Welsh International...
Sri Lanka’s already-stretched public finances are bracing for another significant setback, with senior officials confirming that the economic losses from the recent floods will far exceed...
Tuesday 2nd December, 2025 Hope is said to ‘spring eternal’. So, when the Opposition urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to declare a state of emergency and...
Having meticulously read and re-read the above article published in the opinion page of The Island on the 27 Nov, I hasten to make a critical...
Sri Lanka was one of four Asian countries to be hit by cyclones at virtually the same time. The international media reported that cyclone-fueled downpours battered...
The increase in the temperature of the equatorial ocean is caused by climate change Normally a cyclone develops at a minimum distance of 500 km from...
DFCC Bank recently announced the official listing of Sri Lanka’s first Listed Blue Bond on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), marking a significant moment for the...
Music lovers are going to miss Mirage this festive season. In fact, they were not in town for the festive season last year, too. And the...
The budget heads of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Women and Child Affairs, Ministry of Buddhasasanna, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Ministry...
For decades on end, Sri Lanka has stood as a global beacon of public health success. Our nation’s commitment to comprehensive, routine immunisation has cultivated a...
