No-faith motion to be taken up today Former Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (9) said that President Anura...
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has alleged that two recent coal tenders awarded for 2026 are illegal, citing irregularities in...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ruled that all the benched players are not allowed to...
Why did David Miller refuse a single off the penultimate delivery with Delhi Capitals needing 2 off 2? It’ll be...
Greece has announced plans to ban access to social media for under-15s, becoming the latest European country to restrict children’s...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
When 5G user penetration rate reaches a threshold of 20%, rapid development of 5G will follow, Ryan Ding, Huawei’s Executive Director and President of the Carrier...
by Rex Clementine Quietly, Sri Lankan fans are sensing that their team is going to make an impact in the T-20 World Cup. Written off by...
Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has continued its winning streak on the global stage by winning the award for the ‘Best Container Terminal in Asia’ in...
Digital transformation world series global event TM Forum’s Catalyst Awards recognize the world’s leading companies for their outstanding proof-of-concept solutions to challenges facing communications service providers...
by Norman Palihawadane A policeman, attached to the Eravur Police, has been interdicted for assaulting two motorcyclists in Batticaloa. The incident was captured on video, which...
Flagrant violations largely ignored during restrictions ECONOMYNEXT – The ongoing inter-provincial travel ban will be lifted on October 31, the national COVID-19 prevention task force said,...
By Nimal Welgama It’s hard to capture in a few words the flavour of Upali Wijewardene, the founder the Upali Group, who tragically went out of...
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....
Cambridge days by A. C. Visvalingam Some time in late 1955 or early 1956, I was planning to abandon a course in Agricultural Engineering that I...
by Ajith Samaranayake Between Sri Lanka’s 35th independence anniversary and his birthday Upali Wijewardene boarded his executive Lear Jet at Kuala Lumpur and in a single...
We fondly remember our founder Mr.Upali Wijewadene and his successor as our Chairman Dr. Seevali Ratwatte, who steered the Upali Group through some of the most...
BY ARJUNA HULUGALLE From the moment I met Upali Wijewardene, and that was at the age of five in the baby class at Ladies’ College, Colombo,...
