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...
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...
A court in South Korea has sentenced the country’s former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to five years in jail after...
Experts insist on decisive action now to halt it in its track By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka was still at the early stages of the COVID...
Everyone must have seen that media interview, where our famed minister Journeyteam (JT) made references to the roads of the Pearl during a particularly childish use...
By VIJAYA KUMAR The teachers’ strike is now a month old, and the government’s strategy appears to play for time; by holding out a promise of...
Friday 13th August, 2021 The government is coming under pressure to close the country again. Lockdowns are a frightening proposition, given the heavy economic costs they...
South Africa will send a weakened squad into their men’s ODI series in Sri Lanka next month, which could complicate their attempts to book a place...
The Committee on Parliamentary Business recently decided to set aside time from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm on September 06 and 27 for 68 questions for...
By Ifham Nizam On the instructions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the government had prepared a detailed document pertaining to the UN Climate Change and Global Warming Prevention...
WHO and EU working together to assist SL Sri Lanka, struggling to cope up with the raging Covid-19 epidemic continues to receive international help. China, India,...
Leader of the House and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday said that there were reports that a large number of persons believed to have gone missing...
Headlines in The Island of Friday Aug 6: “Govt in a bind over massive salary and pension bill: revenue dwindles amidst pandemic.” So that seems to...
A section of govt. connived with milk food importers-FNO The Federation of National Organizations (FNO) yesterday (12) alleged that an influential section of the government and...
By Ifham Nizam The government was contemplating lockdowns in most parts of the country today, but the Colombo District would be kept open till the vaccination...
