“Auditor General’s reports a matter for Legislature not the Executive” Former Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Charitha...
The National Joint Committee (NJC) has urged the government to seek compensation for the environmental damage caused by the US...
Minister of Power and Energy Kumara Jayakody and Ministry Secretary Prof. Udayanga Hemapala have resigned from their respective positions today...
Rwanda will host the inaugural Women’s Challenge Trophy, which starts on April 18 in Kigali with Rwanda taking on Italy,...
The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is investigating allegations of corruption involving Cricket Canada, one of which focuses on a game...
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in discussions – through Islamabad – to...
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefire, US President Donald Trump has said, starting from 17:00...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 16 April 2026, valid...
Three Sri Lankan leopard cubs that were born at the Singapore Zoo on Jan 1 have now made their public...
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a local multi- day fishing trawler, it’s four man crew together with a consignment...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside at...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowled Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) out for 146 and chased it down with nearly five overs...
The countrywide curfew has been extended till 7.00 am, on Thursday (12).
The previous version of this piece was written soon after the Mirihana Incident, but I was unable to send it to The Editor of The Island...
Retired DIG Priyantha Jayakody, one-time police spokesman, last Saturday (07) advised the police on how to deal with the current wave of protests. Jayakody addressed the...
By Indrawansa de Silva Professor Emeritus It is fair to say that the fight against corruption is one of the drivers, if not the driver, of...
by Rex Clementine After government-backed goons attacked peaceful protesters at the Galle Face Green on Monday plunging the country into further turmoil, fingers have been pointed...
By Saman Indrajith JVP General Secretary Tilva Silva yesterday (10) said that Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa shouldn’t have visited Galle Face during the SLPP goons attacks...
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union (CEBEU) yesterday said legal action should be taken against the perpetrators of Monday’s violence. CEBEU Joint Secretary...
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged foreign governments and international institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, which are offering assistance, to...
Many opportunities are available to a broad spectrum of investors as Port City Colombo comes into fruition, given the strategic location, business friendly policies and the...
The challenge of driving meaningful progress in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards hinges on people more than it does processes or policies. That is why...
Drawing the attention of the Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickramaratne to the domestic and international ramifications of the incidents in front of Temple Trees and...
“Not everything is metal, but metal is everywhere. Metal is a conductor of all matter … and thought is born more from metal than stone…” Deleuze...
