Influx of substandard drugs is of particular concern The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has warned of renewed and intensified...
Sri Lanka’s latest elephant census must result in immediate policy action, not remain a paper exercise, Centre for Environmental Justice...
Palestine was the deadliest place to work as a journalist in 2025, with the Middle East as a whole the...
United States President Donald Trump has said that he will delay the implementation of tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets...
Australia batter Usman Khawaja will retire from international cricket following the fifth Ashes Test against England in Sydney this week....
Around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, police...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) in Kandy on Thursday...
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and the youngest person...
Countries around the world are welcoming the New Year as midnight strikes from time zone to time zone. The island...
Highlighting the spirit of global and regional cooperation, the Sri Lanka Navy acknowledged the invaluable support by foreign warships, which...
A train driver has died and at least 40 people have been injured in a head-on rail collision near Peru’s...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her New Year message invited all Sri Lankans to step into 2026 with renewed...
Foreign investment is a key driver of economic growth, as is the revenue generated via tourism. As one of its primary exports, tourism remains Sri Lanka’s...
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT, Telecommunications and Mobile Services Provider, as the forerunner in launching new, innovative services has once again created a milestone in the nation’s...
A renowned team from Switzerland who are widely regarded as experts on organic agriculture met with Minister of Plantation Dr. Ramesh Pathirana and Secretary to the...
By Ifham Nizam The final decision on billions of plastic pellets washed ashore following the Singapore-flagged MV X-press Pearl disaster would be taken on the instructions...
By Prof R.P Gunawardane It has been reported that the debate of the KNDU Bill in Parliament has been postponed, allowing more time for a national...
By Lynn Ockersz “You’re blessed with an iron fist, That none at home or in our teeming slums, Would dare resist when you flex your muscles”;...
Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC has come forth as the title sponsor for ‘Dialog – SLC Invitational T20 League’ which will be played...
Sea Horse Yachts (Pvt) Ltd. recently entered into an agreement with the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) to set up a state-of-the-art yacht building facility at...
Founder of Zam Gems, Z.A.M Reffai Hajiar passed away peacefully, on Saturday morning, August 7. Zam Gems is synonymous with the very best of gemstones mined,...
– Cardinal’s response My attention has been drawn to the centre page article, written in The Island Newspaper of 10th August 2021 by Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya,...
Wednesday 11th August, 2021 New Zealand is having ‘labour pains’. Midwives are on the warpath there. They struck work, the other day, demanding better pay,...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Large indoor gatherings should be banned right now until a large proportion of the adult population was fully vaccinated, Professor, Department of Immunology...
