A simmering confrontation between the government and the powerful Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade unions intensified yesterday, with the latter...
Of over 37,000 held in country’s prisons, nearly 27,000 are suspects Dumbara Prison built to accommodate 699 persons is now...
It is understood the ICC has told the BCB to inform the Bangladesh government that if Bangladesh continues to refuse...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in a high-level dialogue titled “Tourism as Soft Power and Diplomatic Capital” held at...
Harry Brook admits he was fortunate to keep his job as white-ball captain following a latte night alteraction with a...
During an operation conducted in the dark hours of 20 Jan 26, the Sri Lanka Navy seized two (02) Indian...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in a series of high-level bilateral meetings on January 20 on the sidelines of...
Charith Asalanka, who was sacked as Sri Lanka captain for the upcoming T20 World Cup, will resume leadership duties in...
On Tuesday, a day before the ICC is expected to take a final call on Bangladesh’s participation at the 2026...
Rain in Bulawayo allowed just ten overs of action between Bangladesh and New Zealand . The match began an hour...
The first over of the 202 chase set the tone for what followed as Australia cruised past Japan at the...
There is officially a traffic jam in the WPL points tale. A day after RCB qualified for the playoffs, Delhi...
Wednesday 24th November, 2021 Two Sri Lankan academics, in an article published in today’s Midweek Review section, discuss the vexed issue of brain drain affecting this...
Sri Lanka Signals Corps athlete Sachini Kaushalya improved her own Sri Lanka national record with a leap of 3.60 metres to win the women’s pole vault...
Government MP Weerasumana Weerasinghe has strongly criticised the failure on the part of those responsible to ensure a steady supply of fertiliser for tea cultivations. The...
By Ifham Nizam The Court of Appeal yesterday took up a public interest litigation pertaining to the allegedly illegal gazette pertaining to 15 illegally captured elephants....
The Navy has briefed the new Governor of the Northern Province Jeevan Theagarajah on the continuing problem of poaching by the Indian fishing fleet. The briefing...
Chandradasa Nanayakkara’s piece on Buddhism (The Island, 18/11) fails to mention the sense of altruism that had been lodged deeply in human psychology (and for that...
Particularly since the 1970s, University students could be seen on the road clamouring for social justice and against, all sorts of inequalities. But most of them,...
The Government Medical Officers Associations (GMOA) yesterday urged the Director General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardane to take action against an organisation, named ‘Coalition to...
The Climate Summit in Scotland had many ambitious goals; countries were asked to come forward with strong emission-reduction targets to reach net zero carbon emissions by...
By Rathindra Kuruwita There are only two consultant nephrologists attached to the National Nephrology Hospital, Polonnaruwa despite having an approved cadre of 10 consultants with various...
by Rasanjalie Kularathne and Dr.Manoj Samarathunga “I’m not happy to live in Sri Lanka” – a housewife “I can earn more money if I go abroad”...
By Chitra Weerarathne The Supreme Court yesterday (23) gave the respondents, cited in the fundamental rights violation petition filed by Diana Gamage, Samagi Jana Balavegaya National...
