Environment Minister Dammika Patabedi said yesterday he had ordered an inquiry into the withdrawal of China-based Amber Adventures (Private) Ltd.,...
Balangoda Kassapa Thero, held in Trincomalee remand prison over alleged violations of the Coastal Conservation Act, reportedly refused meals yesterday...
A court in South Korea has sentenced the country’s former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to five years in jail after...
West Indies kickstarted their campaign at the 2026 Men’s U19 World Cup with a drubbing of Tanzania for the first...
Five-time champions India began their 2026 Men’s Under-19 World Cup campaign with a six wicket win (via DLS) over United...
A fired-up UP Warriorz (UPW) side breathed some life into their WPL 2026 campaign by earning their first points of...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has removed Nazmul Islam as chairman of the board’s finance committee, following the CWAB’s player boycott...
A crane collapse has killed two people on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, one day after a falling crane...
India has shut down a medical college in Indian-administered Kashmir in an apparent capitulation to protests by right-wing Hindu groups...
Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition in parliament, Pritam Singh, has been stripped of his title by the prime minister following...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued a show cause notice to its director M Nazmul Islam over his “objectionable comments”...
Sadio Mane fired Senegal into the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over seven-time winners...
Ambassador of Myanmar to Sri Lanka U Han Thu meeting Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena Ambassador of Myanmar to Sri Lanka U Han Thu called on...
The Ministry of Education has decided to postpone the GCE Ordinary Level Examination. It would now be held from 21 February to 03 March 2022, Minister...
By Ifham Nizam Nearly 100 tons of used plastic yoghurt cups are discarded countrywide annually, a study done by the Environment Ministry reveals. Among the findings...
One often hears expressions like – “even the WHO (or FAO) has approved so and so … which is what we follow”. The local equivalent being...
In its efforts to minimise the disruption to the education system, Dialog Enterprise the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, launched the “Dialog Teachers Package”...
Fred-James Koch: Lots of airplay for ‘I’m Runnin’ Fred-James Koch seems to be more in the news, these days, than his illustrious father, Alston Koch....
By Chaminda Silva Another batch of 200,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine purchased by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC), arrived in the country early yesterday...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne Sri Lanka plans to repay a US $1 billion bond, keeping intact its reputation for honouring repayment of debts, as concern mounts...
Sithumina Jayasundara, Chief Operating Officer of HNB General Insurance Limited has been elected as the 19th President of the Sri Lanka Insurance Institute (SLII). The appointment...
Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva says a special programme would be implemented next week to vaccinate all Lankan migrant workers waiting to leave for foreign...
As per a news item in The Island of 23rd July 2021, US Embassy officials, led by Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz, held discussions with SLMC leader...
By Jehan Perera The government comfortably overcame a vote of no-confidence in one of its key ministers over the rise in the price of fuel. ...
