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...
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...
The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war...
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that it is the Government’s priority...
Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, following goals from Ruben Vargas and Granit...
The United States provided details of the 14-point memorandum of understanding it reached with Iran on Wednesday. Neither has released...
The Golden State Warriors’ five-match winning run at home ended in dramatic fashion following a late three-pointer from the Detroit Pistons’ Saddiq Bey.The match looked to...
BBC reported that Pope Francis had joined pilgrims in St Peter’s Square to preside over the funeral of his predecessor, who resigned from the papacy in...
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, acting in terms of the Regulations made under the Registered Stock and Securities Ordinance and the...
BBC reported that a family of eight – including five children – have been found shot dead inside a rural home in Enoch City, in the...
BBC reported that evacuation orders and advisories are in place in parts of northern California as a major storm slams into the coast. Regions that have...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 05 January 2023 by the Department of Meteorology: Showers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces and...
‘Petroleum, water services, too, should be under electricity regulator’ By Shamindra Ferdinando The Convenor of the combined trade union front, in fuel, ports and power sectors...
Thursday 5th January, 2023 The Election Commission (EC) has stopped dilly-dallying and announced that nominations for the much-delayed Local Government (LG) elections will be accepted from...
The UN has freshly prioritized the ushering of international peace as one of its foremost tasks in the days ahead and sensible sections the world over...
BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course...
by PRIYAN DE SILVA Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation, Mahinda Amaraweera, has said the government should purchase the Maha paddy harvest from...
The media was not allowed to cover the magisterial inquiry into the death of Dinesh Schaffter. Family and relatives of the late Janashakthi Director, Schaffter had...
