Parliament proceedings were disrupted yesterday when Opposition MPs staged a protest demanding an immediate debate on the delay in filling...
Climate change, pollution, deforestation and water degradation are no longer abstract environmental concerns but mounting economic threats already affecting Sri...
Daniel Munoz has fired Colombia into the World Cup round of 32 with a 1-0 win over the Democratic Republic...
The Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka was established under the Legal Aid Act No. 27 of 1978 with the...
A series of political, economic, and administrative problems in the Eastern Province have arisen due to the misuse of government...
Ellyse Perry produced one of her best innings of a long T20 World Cup career to lead Australia to a...
The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) is set to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors who have been stranded in the...
Erling Haaland scored his second World Cup brace in a row as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 at New York New...
More than 5,300 people remain trapped in online scam centres in Myanmar near the Thai border, despite a multinational crackdown...
The United States Senate has passed a bill to pause President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran and seek congressional...
A merciless unbeaten 106 off 61 balls from captain Chamari Athapaththu sent Sri Lanka scorching to the target of 131...
After hectic double-headers and triple-headers, the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 only has one game in store for us on...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The government will issue a special gazette notification to prevent and control informal foreign exchange reserve transfers out of the country, Central Bank...
Saturday 30th April, 2022 Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who said he would not step down, has come to terms with reality. He has reportedly said President...
UNP leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warns that Sri Lankan economy will face tough challenges in the coming months. Speaking to the media on...
By Norman Palihawadana Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday told The Island that he was ready to accept any decision taken by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa about the...
‘Time not opportune for general election’ By Shamindra Ferdinando The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) spokesperson Pubudu Jagoda says the Parliament should be vested with required powers,...
By DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA “We want the donkey removed and they are trying to change the saddle!” Ayatollah Khomeini, during the Iranian Revolution, 1979 Having done...
By Gamini Seneviratne (This article was first published in The Island in 2001. It is reproduced, today, given its relevance to the present situation.) That heading...
Sri Lankans are witnessing the complete collapse of the state, says Karu Jayasuriya, Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ). Jayasuriya has, in a...
Samsung, Sri Lanka’s No.1 smartphone brand, recently unveiled several exclusive offers when you order through the Samsung Sri Lanka eStore (www.samsungsrilanka.lk). Two ongoing offers, the Mobitel...
Amidst deepening political turmoil caused by an unprecedented forex crisis, Foreign Minister, who is also the State Minister for Defence, Prof. G.L. Peiri, has briefed a...
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Union government to positively consider the request of the Tamil Nadu government immediately...
The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) yesterday urged the President, Prime Minister and Party leaders not to appoint corrupt invididuals as members of the interim government....
