Independent trade unions cry foul The government has launched a far-reaching overhaul of the electricity industry, breaking up the Ceylon...
Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla and Sri Lankan Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne recently discussed the possibility of expanding parliamentary...
In Windhoek, Sri Lanka strode to 267 for 5, with Vimath Dinsara hitting 95, and Chamika Heenatigala hitting 51. That...
South Africa monstered the Tanzania side over in Windhoek, Muhammed Bulbulia and Jason Rowles hitting hundreds to get South Africa...
Pakistan quick Ali Raza rattled Scotland with his pace early on, before left-arm wristspinner Momin Qamar helped take down the...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya departed Sri Lanka on this morning (19 January) to participate in the 56th Annual Meeting...
Several people have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan’s Kabul, the Taliban Interior Ministry said. The explosion occurred on...
Senegal stormed off the field in protest at a penalty awarded against them before returning to beat hosts Morocco 1-0...
At least 21 people have been killed after a crash involving high-speed trains in southern Spain, as authorities warn the...
Contrasting half-centuries from Oman Sadat and Mahboob Khan set up Afghanistan’s 13 run win over West Indies. They wrapped up...
England have confirmed their place in the Super Sixes of the Under 19 World Cup 2026 after crushing hosts Zimbabwe...
A little over a year since winning their first-ever Test series in this country, New Zealand have beaten India in...
by Ajith Samaranayake Between Sri Lanka’s 35th independence anniversary and his birthday Upali Wijewardene boarded his executive Lear Jet at Kuala Lumpur and in a single...
We fondly remember our founder Mr.Upali Wijewadene and his successor as our Chairman Dr. Seevali Ratwatte, who steered the Upali Group through some of the most...
BY ARJUNA HULUGALLE From the moment I met Upali Wijewardene, and that was at the age of five in the baby class at Ladies’ College, Colombo,...
About Ourselves We love this land. That is why the newspaper which is born today is called “The Island”. We are modest people but we believe...
BY RANJIT WIJEWARDENE Dynastically Upali Wijewardene could have chosen to wear the mantle of his paternal uncle, D.R. Wijewardene, the newspaperman, or follow the role model...
Some personal recollections BY NANDA GODAGE I returned to Sri Lanka in 1979 from a tour of duty in the Philippines and reassumed duties at the...
In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Island, film maker Asoka Handagama shares the story behind his latest film- Alborada (The Dawning of the Day) inspired...
ECONOMYNEXT – Northern and Eastern provinces saw the highest attendance of students, teachers, and principals when schools were reopened for the first time in six months,...
by Kumar David The Scandinavian countries are held up as models of social democracy. The distribution of wealth and after-tax income is more egalitarian than elsewhere,...
by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera The Victoria Memorial Eye and Ear Hospital with its imposing architecture is an iconic landmark in Colombo. It faces the Lipton...
From fashion weeks without shows to brands abandoning the traditional schedules, Covid-19 has thrown the industry into a state of flux. by Zanita Careem As the...
by Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London Foreign Minister Prof G. L. Peiris is scheduled to be in London this week starting from tomorrow (25) for a...
