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...
The Island is deeply saddened to announce the demise of one of its veteran journalists. Suresh Perera, 59, was a colossus when it came to both...
Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs State Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has launched a project to set up 50 e-libraries immediately to supplement online education of schoolchildren...
By Neville Lahiru Around the world, networking and telecommunications are constantly evolving as providers compete to claim the top spot in offering the best, most viable...
By Ifham Nizam Environment Ministry Secretary, Dr. Anil Jasinghe, has appointed seven Sub-Committees on Organic Fertiliser Production; Quality Control and Supply Network Management; Underutilised Land Development;...
Sri Lanka’s struggling tourism industry will receive some support with the launch of the ‘Buy a Meal’ initiative that will take place this month. The British...
Billionaire businessman Dhammika Perera has entered the top 20 shareholder list of Sri Lanka’s top private sector bank, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, for the first...
By Saman Indrajith The JVP-led Sri Lankan expatriate association, Ethera Api, yesterday warned that the Sri Lankan migrant workers were poised to decide whether they would...
321 cases reported by Kegalle RDHS on 09 August reduced to two By Rathindra Kuruwita Evidence has emerged that there is a significant discrepancy in COVID-19...
SLC Reds are back in the hunt having won two games in a row after a disappointing start in the SLC Invitational T-20 League as they...
By Steve A. Morrell Asia Siyaka Commodities, analysed by Siyaka Research, said in their recent report that value added exports by major exporting countries worldwide showed...
Afghanistan’s current agonies may aggravate into one of South Asia’s most staggering humanitarian crises in modern times unless swiftly contained. Human displacement in war ravaged Afghanistan...
Thursday 19th August, 2021 The government finds itself in a dilemma. To close or not to close is the question that troubles it. The pandemic is...
