NATA to be given more powers The Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment has agreed...
The hunger strike launched by a group of Development Officers demanding their absorption into the teacher service entered its fourth...
Former Sri Lanka allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya is set to make his USA debut at the 2026 T20 World Cup. The...
Time for the real quiz. As pleasing as it was for Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum to win a rare...
Viran Chamuditha’s 94-ball 110 helped Sri Lanka Under 19 chase 262 and keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals...
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple...
Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr Harini Amarasuriya said that she hoped that the...
Pavan Rathnayake has re-entered Sri Lanka’s T20I squad following his 121 off 115 balls in the third ODI against England....
Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup after beating West Indies by 22 runs in Harare courtesy...
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the official launch of the National Strategic Action Plan to monitor and...
Shiyam Dube hammered the third-fastest fifty by an Indian batter in T20Is, finishing with 65 off 23 balls, but it...
A South Korean court has sentenced former First Lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in prison...
We certainly did take a backseat and watch India turn our singing sensation, Yohani de Silva, into a mega star…a global icon, in fact. While India...
New measures treating the symptoms rather than the disease Harsh enforcement of price controls may worsen food shortages. The Commissioner of Essential Services has been granted...
By Srilal Miththapala I first set eyes on Rambo, in the early 1990s, when I started visiting the Uda Walawe National Park. He was a young...
Oman Air, the flag carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has appointed Najma Al Naamani as the Commercial Manager overseeing the territory of Sri Lanka. She...
This is in reference to Dr Upul Wijayawardhana’s article on astrology, palmistry and cosmology, etc., which appeared in The Island of October 7th. The anecdotes given are...
PTA amendments or new law: By Shamindra Ferdinando On the instructions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a high-level committee, chaired by Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne, has...
Provincial Council elections: by Dinasena Ratugamage The government had decided to hold provincial council elections soon following the visit of the Indian Foreign Secretary, TNA MP...
The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) says it is alarmed over media reports warning that Sri Lanka may face another terrorist attack similar to the Easter...
The mitochondrion has garnered quite the reputation for its role as the “powerhouse of the cell.” These tiny, but mighty organelles play various life-sustaining roles, from...
I wish GADS would have stuck with his hesitation, without displaying his ignorance of basic chemistry and the global gas cycles in defence of his precious...
by Saman Indrajith Teachers and principals will not report for work when schools reopen on 21 Oct., if the government fails to come up with a...
David Pieris Holdings and Avonet Technologies announced the launch of a new joint venture which will power Affiniti FinTech Solutions where David Pieris Holdings is investing...
