Close on the heels of the USD 2.5 mn theft from the Treasury, the Welfare Benefits Board has reported payment...
NDF MP Ravi Karunanayake on Tuesday (05) raised in Parliament what he described as a matter of “grave national importance”,...
Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus...
The India and Zimbabwe women’s teams are all set to play an international fixture against each other for the first...
Oil prices have dropped and global stock markets have risen following reports that the US and Iran are close to...
Sadaf Shamas and Gull Feroza struck centuries as Pakistan Women piled up their second-highest total in ODIs – 343/4 –...
Catches win matches is probably one of the oldest and most overused clichés in cricket. But it couldn’t have been...
United States President Donald Trump says he has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours and...
The schedule for the IPL 2026 playoffs has been announced, with matches set to be held in Dharamshala, New Chandigarh...
The California man who allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington gala has been indicted on a...
The US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a “short period of...
Chennai Super Kings came into IPL 2026 with a dodgy look about their bowling attack. They lost three games straight...
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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...
By Rohan Abeywardena For the 35th anniversary of The Island five years ago, when our editor Prabath Sahabandu asked me to pen a piece for that issue, I...
