Teachers, principals and education professionals have said the government is unprepared to roll out proposed education reforms scheduled to take effect...
SLT-MOBITEL’s post-Cyclone Ditwah response reinforces its role as the National ICT Solutions Provider In the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, SLT-MOBITEL...
Lasith Malinga has once more been retained as consultant bowling coach for Sri Lanka’s men’s team, as they prepare for...
The Inland Revenue Department has succeeded in collecting Rs. 2,203 billion in revenue in 2025, the highest amount recorded in...
Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities...
The year 2025 has been recorded as the highest revenue-earning year in the history of Sri Lanka Customs, stated Director...
India completed a dominant series sweep over Sri Lanka, clinching the fifth and final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram by 15 runs....
India’s opening batter Shafali Verma and swing bowler Renuka Singh have moved up to sixth spots in the ICC’s T20I...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted their concurrence to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Youth Affairs to appoint S....
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Environment to publish the draft bill of...
Approval was granted by the Cabinet of Ministers at the cabinet meeting held on 17-03-2025 to establish a single, more...
Approval was granted by the Cabinet of Ministers at the cabinet meeting held on 12-10-2020 for the establishment of Sahasya...
Justice Minister endorses BASL’s concerns over ‘extra-judicial killings’ by Shamindra Ferdinando The Court of Appeal will take up the high profile case of convicted...
Saturday 22nd May, 2021 It never rains, but it pours. While the Covid-19 pandemic is spreading fast and carrying off several thousands of people daily, the...
By Hiran H. Senwiratne Recently CSE-listed company, Windforce Ltd., has signed a share sales and purchase agreement with Fairway Holdings PVT Limited to acquire a 92.5...
Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi and seven others were acquitted and discharged yesterday by the Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in connection with maintaining a floating armoury...
As a future-ready brand, vivo is continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation since it came to Sri Lanka in 2017. It has closely followed the evolution...
By Chandre Dharmawardana, Canada Mr. I. C. P. Mendis, writing to The Island (“The organic deal – killing two birds with one stone”, 15-05-21) proposes to...
SL COVID-19 epidemiological trend bleak By Sajitha Prematunge From 200 to 300 positive cases, in mid-April, to over 3,000, in mid-May, the number of COVID-19 positive...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The best way to address misinformation about SARS-CoV-2 is by being transparent, Public Health Inspectors’ Union (PHIU) head Upul Rohana said yesterday commenting...
Lord Michael Naseby on Wednesday (19) questioned why wartime dispatches from Colombo-based UK Defence Attaché Lt. Col. Anthony Gash had been heavily censored, if both the...
By Saman Indrajith Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill was passed in parliament yesterday with a majority of 91 votes. The bill received 149 votes in...
SriLankan Airlines and Boeing, the leading aerospace company in the USA signed a collaboration MOU in Colombo, Sri Lanka recently. The new agreement would enable both...
Recently, I have seen some whinges emanating from the Pearl about the so-called rich countries hoarding large stocks of vaccines and not giving them to the...
