BASL condemns Ranjan Jayalal for obstructing lawyer The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday strongly condemned Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan...
Electricity consumers have opposed a government plan to obtain loans from the World Bank to meet the cost of repairs...
In the third Test, they rose again, but there was to be no Christmas miracle. Despite a gutsy fight from...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and establish a parliamentary...
The full speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament (2025-12-19) “Today, we have presented to Parliament the largest...
The IMF Executive Board approved emergency financing under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), providing Sri Lanka with immediate access to...
In response to severe weather impacts, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted a diving and technical assistance operation on Friday (19...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the Landslide Early Warning issued to...
The United States military is “striking very seriously against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in Syria”, President Donald Trump said, a week...
Pakistan marched into the final of the Under 19 Asia Cup with a clinical eight wicket win over Bangladesh in...
Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George’s patient half-centuries helped India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-reduced game and set up an...
Dasun Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s T20I captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. The move to...
Ragging is a social menace that plagues the higher educational institutes of Sri Lanka. The severity of the issue is so gripping that every year several...
Samsung has signed music artist and youth icon Yohani de Silva as the brand ambassador for its premium Galaxy Z Series foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Fold3...
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, introduces its latest AndroidTM 11 (Go edition) smartphone joining the C-series family – Nokia C01 Plus. Award-winningi build quality...
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, yesterday announced the appointment of Yusuf Shiraz as the new country manager for Sri Lanka and...
Emirates is marking the UAE’s 50th anniversary by unveiling special liveries on its Airbus A380s and Boeing 777-300ERs commemorating the nation’s Golden Jubilee. The aircraft will be...
I read with plenty of interest Dr. F.E. Dias’ article titled “Pandemic ! Pandemic ?” published in “The Island” of 03.09.2021. It gives a good account...
By Norman Paliahawadane The Navy has apprehended a foreign fishing vessel carrying over 336 kilos of heroin, along with seven crew members, in international waters, south...
Value-added processing Fresh berries lovingly nurtured in Sri Lanka under the brand name, ‘BerryMuch’ will be launched in Sri Lanka. Harvested in the salubrious environs of...
By Ifham Nizam The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has launched countrywide blood donation programmes with over 10,000 donors to mark its...
By Kusum Wijetilleke kusumw@gmail.com Twitter: @kusumw Sleep-walking Towards Tragedy About 9,185 Sri Lankans had succumbed to Covid-19 as at 1st September. There are extraordinary scenes around...
A committee appointed to review the local Government Election System has pointed out the need to reduce the number of elected local government members. During the...
Future ready board members The Business School of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) together with the Institute of Directors of...
