Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya yesterday sad that the Executive Presidency would be abolished, in line with the NPP’s election manifesto....
Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that the suspension of duties imposed on Dr. Rukshan Bellana, Deputy Director of the...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
The United States military is “striking very seriously against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in Syria”, President Donald Trump said, a week...
Pakistan marched into the final of the Under 19 Asia Cup with a clinical eight wicket win over Bangladesh in...
Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George’s patient half-centuries helped India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-reduced game and set up an...
Dasun Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s T20I captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. The move to...
GovPay, Sri Lanka’s Government Digital Payment Platform concluded the year 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction...
Devon Conway brought up a double-century and pushed New Zealand into such a strong position in Mount Maunganui that they...
At times during the first half of the third day at Adelaide Oval, England threatened to keep their Ashes hopes...
by Dr Rohitha De Silva Today many Sri Lankans are burdened by no more than domestic chores which in ordinary times would not have required significant...
by Ifham Nizam The CEB management Friday said that plans are under way to provide electricity with minimal load shedding during the weekend and provide supply...
Ceylinco General Insurance expresses its heartfelt gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for being crowned the ‘People’s General Insurance Brand of The Year’ at the...
Gota must go home, there’s no other way By resigning at a time when people are suffering from immense economic calamities, the ministers have accepted that...
There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is...
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The main opposition SJB on Friday commenced collecting signatures of MPs for a No-Confidence Motion against the Government while a preparation of an impeachment against President...
Sri Lanka faces a “dangerous situation” with continuing social unrest and must avoid a “disorderly default,” the former chief economist of the South Asia regions at...
by Rex Clementine There are many good things about writing for The Island and one of them is that you get to see every game that...
Canon Inc. celebrates during March 2022 the 35th anniversary of the launch of the company’s EOS System, which includes EOS-series interchangeable-lens cameras and a diverse range...
Near death experience at Town Hall by Sumi Moonesinghe narrated to Savithri Rodrigo After I sold Jones Overseas in 1996, I retired completely from business and...
By Gotabaya Dasanayaka Born within the first decade of Sri Lanka’s Independence from the British, I believe I had the good fortune of seeing a more...
