Police have stepped up their crackdown on organised crime, after securing Interpol Red Notices for 95 suspects believed to be hiding...
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), Udaya Gammanpila, yesterday launched a scathing attack on outgoing United States Ambassador to...
Torrential rains have killed more than 100 people across Southern Africa, forcing mass evacuations and rescue operations as authorities warn...
A 119-run partnership between MegLanning and Phoebe Litchfield set up a second successive win for UP Warriorz (UPW) against Mumbai...
President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election extending his four decades in power by another five...
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused the US and Donald Trump of being responsible for “casualties, damage and...
President Donald Trump has named former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to his so-called “Board of Peace”, which is expected...
The ICC has decided to send officials to Dhaka this weekend to meet the BCB’s top brass in a bid...
Steven Hogan’s century, which included a 186-run stand with Nitesh Samuel, helped Australia brush aside Ireland for an eight wicket...
England Under 19s 210 in 46.5 overs (Ben Dawkins 33, Caleb Falconer 66; Ali Raza 2-36, Ahmed Hussain 3-38, Abdul...
Half-centuries from Faisal Shinozada, Khalid Ahmadzai and Uzairullah Niazai along with a combined bowling effort helped Afghanistan stun South Africa...
Royal Challengers Begaluru [RCB] completed a hat-trick of wins thanks to a 105-run stand between Richa Ghosh and Radha Yadav...
DDGHS splits hairs over the pandemic spread By Rathindra Kuruwita Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath yesterday insisted that there was still no community...
By Dr. Sumedha S. Amarasekara The most critical decision our country is facing today is the topic of the The Island editorial of 19.08.2021 ‘To close...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The discrepancies in Sri Lankan COVID numbers will soon create doubt on all data that comes from Sri Lanka, former governor, Rajith Keerthi...
By Ifham Nizam Steps would be taken to release all cargo containers carrying food currently stuck in port warehouses. The decision was announced when Sri Lanka...
No sooner had the US and Allied Forces left Afghanistan, the Taliban forces walked into the capital city and captured power. What was the mission of...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The disparity of Sri Lankan rupee interest rate against the US dollar interest rate should be increased by 25 basis points to encourage...
Friday 20th August, 2021 UNP MP and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to have urged the government to take action to stave off possible...
” .. .each new morn New widows howl; new orphans cry; new sorrows Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds As if it felt with…”...
The agonising question in the minds of most governments today is to lockdown or not. The problems seem to be clouded priorities and mixed-up objectives. After...
A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., widely known as Baurs, a diversified business group and one of the pioneering innovators in agriculture in Sri Lanka, announced...
Sampath Bank PLC announced the introduction of Touchless Cash Withdrawals at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) for the first time in Sri Lanka, and possibly the first...
… cautions against rushing to recognise new regime there By Saman Indrajith The government should take action to prevent Sri Lanka being affected in case of...
