Teachers, principals up in arms against alleged NGO driven education reforms Teachers, principals and education professionals on Friday vowed to...
The Ministry of Education on Friday decided not to extend school hours for the 2026 academic year, citing the ongoing...
After months of threats and pressure tactics, the United States has bombed Venezuela and toppled its president, Nicolas Maduro, who...
President Donald Trump says the United States has ‘captured’ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and flown them out...
The United States Coast Guard has said it has suspended its search for survivors days after the US military said...
At least 7 explosions have been heard in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, followed by a low-flying aircraft, according to The Associated...
Members of all ranks from the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force have collectively donated...
Kagiso Rabada, who returned to action on New Year’s Eve after almost ten weeks on the sidelines with a rib...
Todd Murphy is firming to play his first home Test, after the SCG’s head curator declared the pitch’s green covering...
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....
When I was told that the Army was administering Sinopharm Covid vaccinations at Viharamaha Devi Park with special provisions for individuals with disabilities, I decided to...
On the 12th of July 2021, in partnership with UNICEF, Ambassador Santhush Woonjin JEONG officially handed over USD 230,000 worth of anti-COVID 19 face masks to...
(from THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS by Venerable Nārada Mahāthera) “The pile of bones of (all the bodies of) one man Who has alone one aeon...
Dr. Upul Wijayawardhana (UW) is a regular contributor to this newspaper. His articles are almost always interesting and sometimes they provide valuable perspectives. I find his...
The Sri Lanka Investment Forum 2021 (SLIF 2021) was organised by the Board of Investment, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Colombo Stock Exchange of...
After 16 months of school closure, with more than 50% of students not having had any form of continuous education, it was not advisable or morally...
The administration of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has largely promoted pro-business positions including announcing tax benefits for new investments to attract foreign direct investment (FDI,) US Department...
I write with reference to a letter on night soil as a source of fertiliser by my good friend Upali Wickremasinghe which appeared in the Island...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Eleven thousand five hundred and fifty one (11,551) persons belonging to 4,182 families, displaced during the war in the North and the East,...
I have a bone to pick with my co-Friday columnist who writes from across the ocean about the Pearl. In his July 16 column, he writes...
Friday 23rd July, 2021 The national vaccination campaign is gaining momentum with more vaccine doses coming in and a significant number of them being administered daily....
By Nalaka Ratnayake and Saman Indrajith The Nuwara Eliya SSP’s office too has commenced an investigation on the death of J. Ilashini, the 16 -year-old girl...
