China and Sri Lanka have intensified joint law enforcement efforts to combat cross-border online gambling and telecom fraud, crimes that...
An assistant manager and a security officer, attached to a state bank branch in Horana, have been arrested in connection...
After a 16-wicket opening day of the English Test summer, a further 17 fell on the second on an up-and-down...
A first ODI win in the West Indies since 2013 and more importantly, a winning start to Gary Kirsten’s tenure...
Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of...
Iran’s World Cup football players have been granted visas to enter the United States, according to a White House official,...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasooriya in her Environment Day message said that the environment is the foundation of our livelihood...
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were ordered to shelter in an attached spacecraft after the structure suddenly started...
Qualifier Maja Chwalinska is one win away from a fairytale French Open triumph after setting up a final showdown with...
Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the...
Shreyas Iyer is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set for his maiden call-up,...
Pakistan edged home in a low-scoring tussle to secure their third straight ODI series win against Australia. They batted with...
The European Union (EU) has announced a further EUR 2 million in funding to help Sri Lanka in its efforts to manage the pandemic. The grant,...
By Sirimantha Rathnasekera and Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon No one should abuse the mandate that 6.9 million people had given to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Minister of Industries Wimal...
Recognized for its proven excellence as a leader in enterprise solutions, SLT-MOBITEL Mobile Business Solutions (MBS), announced the tie-up with Zoho recently, a global technology corporation,...
Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, the innovation arm of Sysco Corporation, continues to play a pivotal role in delivering innovative technology solutions and contributing to the growth...
The Professionals National Front (PNF) on Thursday said that the government should have formulated a proper policy before deciding to ban agrochemicals. PNF Secretary, Engineer Kapila...
Tourism is an important aspect of our ecomomy; hence all tourists, irrespective of vavccinated, or not, should be permitted to arrive in Sri Lanka, if the...
Apropos Panduka Karunanayake’s (PK) article under the above caption (The Island – 28.10.2021) I would like to respond as he has invited readers to do so....
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has established an Advisory Committee to examine possible revival options for failed finance companies. The Committee...
By Uditha Devapriya In his influential essay “The People of the Lion”, R. A. L. H. Gunawardana argues for a national historiography, devoid of Western ideology....
The above-captioned comment is another of a series of excellent editorials, conveying the feelings of the people but it is doubtful whether the authorities with the...
There were no organic solutions to diseases afflicting potatoes and Bombay onions, Minister of Agriculture, Mahindananda Aluthgamage said on Thursday, addressing a press conference. The Agriculture...
by Muttiah Muralitharan I have been amazed by the Afghanistan spinners, they have been the pick of the bowlers so far for me. It is...
