Government authorities are exploring the possibility of shifting public sector work online on April 16 and 17, to maintain essential...
SLPP National organiser MP Namal Rajapaksa yesterday said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake should be held responsible for the coal scam.Rajapaksa...
Kuwait says a power and desalination plant has been hit by an Iranian attack. Gulf countries continue to face retaliatory...
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has named a 15-member squad for the upcoming Tri- Series tour of Australia, which...
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the following appointments to the National High Performance Center: Ryan van Niekerk – National...
Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] became the first team in IPL 2026 to successfully defend a total, and for that, they had...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 02 April 2026, valid...
Former Matara District Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister Mahinda Wijesekara has passed away this morning (02) at the age...
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of the city of Ternate, in Indonesia,...
An unbeaten 70 from Sameer Rizvi proved decisive in a low-scoring contest in Lucknow, where Delhi Capitals (DC) became the...
Across the world on Wednesday night, millions of people will tune in to watch Donald Trump deliver a primetime update...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 01 April 2026, valid...
AIA Insurance was the only insurer to win the LEGEND title at the GPTW awards ceremony held recently in Colombo, surpassing the legendary 10 years as...
The Institute of Supply and Materials Management (ISMM) came into being on October 24, 1972. Accordingly, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary on October 24, 2022...
For the first time in the Sri Lankan higher education sector, NCUK International Year One (IYOne)—a first-year undergraduate programme that prepares and qualifies international students for...
Under the regular Social Responsibility programs organized by the ISF (Sri Lanka) Inc., held a blood donation campaign on 17th September 2022 from 1000 hrs at...
Uniquely located in the heart of the Central Business District, the World Trade Center Colombo celebrates 25 successful years, continuing to mark its presence as the...
Sri Lanka started their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign on a bright note as they registered a comprehensive 33-run win against Zimbabwe in their warm-up...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Rebel SLPP MP Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday (10) said that corruption accusations pertaining to procurement of crude oil and coal should be probed against...
So-called ragging, in universities is a form of torture and part of a sinister political strategy. There may be some undergrads who engage in ragging to...
By Shiran Ranasinghe No action has been taken in respect of 200 reports issued by the Auditor General on state officials who have caused losses to...
The above I copied from the editorial of The Island (10/10). I disagree. They continuously learn and adjust themselves, according to the behaviour of our people...
By Ifham Nizam The release of 99,000 metric tonnes of crude oil held up from unloading for nearly three weeks for want of dollars would be further...
Dr Parakrama Waidyanatha wrote an interesting and informative article to The Island under the headline, “Escalating fertilizer prices and need for judicious use”, last Monday. I...
