Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne yesterday (09) delivered a ruling under Standing Order 27(3), declaring out of order a motion submitted...
A two-year-old elephant calf was killed in a collision with a truck on the Anuradhapura–Padeniya road in the Galgamuwa Mee...
Nadine de Klerk’s sensational late onslaught, eerily reminiscent of the heist that turned the tables on India at the 2025...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called anti-government protesters “troublemakers” and “a bunch of vandals” just trying “to please...
Warning for deep depression to the East of Sri Lanka. Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the...
The second T20I between Sri Lanka and Pakistan which was to be played at Dambulla was abandoned without a ball...
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a “real threat” of US military...
The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued RED warnings to the districts of...
In its fourth season, the WPL now feels part of the system, shaping careers and standards in increasingly visible ways....
Huge crowds of protesters have been marching through Iran’s capital and other cities, videos show, in what is said to...
As Sri Lanka arrive on the doorstep of another World Cup, there is the usual attendant instability. The captain has...
Nasa has said it will return a four-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short their mission a...
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‘Opposition group within govt. not acceptable’ By Shamindra Ferdinando The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday (08) declared that the government wouldn’t, under any circumstances, succumb...
Capt Elmo Jayawardena Elmojay1@gmail.com Remember the bygone years! Daughters got married and became pregnant a few rounds more than the current rate. The average production line...
Police Scotland must stop training Sri Lankan officers if allegations of state-sanctioned torture are confirmed, according to the UN investigator behind an excoriating report into alleged...
People’s Bank marked yet another milestone in its award-winning, industry-leading digital transformation journey with the recent launch of People’s Pay Mobile Payment Wallet App. People’s Pay...
Rex Clementine in Dubai Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu has tipped Pakistan to win the ICC T-20 World Cup. The former champions are unbeaten in...
The article, on the above topic by the Jaffna People Forum appeared in The Island of 27.10. 2021.This act passed by the late Prime Minister S. W....
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka is likely to face another COVID-19 wave, warns the head of the Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU) Upul Rohana. He said...
by Saman Indrajith Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella yesterday (08) requested the Sports Minister to reconsider taking the three suspended cricket players...
Western Province Badminton Association (WPBA) will revive the badminton competition calendar by conducting their Open Ranking Championships 2021 from November 10-14 at the MBA (Mercantile) and...
Sri Lanka has embarked on a focused path towards ensuring macro-economic and financial system stability, having faced strong headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic resulted...
by Saman Indrajith A heated argument ensued in Parliament yesterday following a demand by UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe that the government table the Yugadanavi agreement and...
It was indeed welcome news when we read that women were in the majority in Parliament after the last general elections in Iceland. This may be...
