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...
England became the first team to reach the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals with a 38-run victory over West...
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...
There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is...
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The main opposition SJB on Friday commenced collecting signatures of MPs for a No-Confidence Motion against the Government while a preparation of an impeachment against President...
Sri Lanka faces a “dangerous situation” with continuing social unrest and must avoid a “disorderly default,” the former chief economist of the South Asia regions at...
by Rex Clementine There are many good things about writing for The Island and one of them is that you get to see every game that...
Canon Inc. celebrates during March 2022 the 35th anniversary of the launch of the company’s EOS System, which includes EOS-series interchangeable-lens cameras and a diverse range...
Near death experience at Town Hall by Sumi Moonesinghe narrated to Savithri Rodrigo After I sold Jones Overseas in 1996, I retired completely from business and...
By Gotabaya Dasanayaka Born within the first decade of Sri Lanka’s Independence from the British, I believe I had the good fortune of seeing a more...
he inaugural session of the bilateral political consultations between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands at Foreign Ministry level was convened on Tuesday 05 April, 2022 on...
Prez to be empowered to remove PM, cabinet among far reaching proposals By Shamindra Ferdinando Amidst Sri Lanka’s worst ever political and economic crises that triggered...
Calls for probe into controversial Govt-LIOC diesel deal By Shamindra Ferdinando Opposition trade union activist Ananda Palitha says large stocks of both diesel and petrol are...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) had to operate independently, newly appointed Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said yesterday, addressing the media....
