United States President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired...
Railway General Manager Ravindra Pathmapriya said on Friday that re-railing operations of the derailed ‘Sagarika’ train have already commenced and...
Twelve days after defeating Rajasthan Royals [RR] by nullifying Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] defeated them in spite of an...
Punjab Kings (PBKS) overpowered Delhi Capitals (DC) and pulled off the highest successful T20 chase in an IPL bash where...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 25 April 2026, valid...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 12.00 noon 25 April 2026 valid...
An exhibition of clean hitting by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal ensured Sai Sudarshan’s measured 100 off 58 balls ended...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 24 April 2026, valid...
Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington...
Playing the first IPL El Clasico of their career, Chennai Super King’s Sanju Samson (101 not out) and Akeal Hosein...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid...
The Island was not started solely to cater to the people’s right to be informed. Promoting the national interest was also one of its main objectives....
By Norman Palihawadane A special operation conducted by the Navy in the seas off Sandbanks, Talaimannar, yesterday morning, led to the apprehension of three suspects aboard...
Tuesday 16th November, 2021 Being in print for four long decades is no mean achievement for any newspaper. The Island passes that milestone, today. Ours has...
By Prabhath Withana Customs officers yesterday nabbed a Tunisian national at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a stock of cocaine with a street value of...
By Panduka Karunanayake In a country steadily sliding downstream for six-and-a-half decades, The Island has been swimming upstream for four. As a reincarnation of our nation’s...
By Dew Gunasekara The period of 40 years since the birth of The Island covers, both globally and domestically, dramatic and far-reaching eventful developments. The Island,...
By Saman Indrajith Chief Whips of government and Opposition locked horns in Parliament yesterday, trading accusations of corruption, waste and impotence. A heated argument ensused after...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would go ahead with the scheduled protest march, today, party General Secretary, Ranjith Madduma Bandara said yesterday. Madduma...
Helping to curtail the spread of COVID-19, supporting the Health sector, and protecting citizens overcome the pandemic; SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT and Telecommunications Service Provider, donated...
Doctors, health authorities, and knowledgeable sources have been regularly stating that Sri Lanka is likely to face another Covid-19 wave, and some have even predicted that...
It’s hard to capture in a few words the flavour of Upali Wijewardene, the founder of the Upali Group, who tragically went out of this world...
ICC T20 World Cup Tournament’s highest wicket taker Wanindu Hasaranga and Charith Asalanka have been named in the official ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Most Valuable...
