An Assistant Director of the External Resources Department (ERD) of the Ministry of Finance, interdicted pending an investigation into the...
FSP accuses govt. of reducing Sri Lanka to a puppet of India by giving away sensitive data Jana Aragalaya Movement,...
“We called it ‘moon dust’,” Jeffery Camp, a 61-year-old retired military veteran who lives in Sarasota, Florida, says when describing...
The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country’s state media has...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her May Day message called upon the working people in Sri Lanka to move...
There has been violence outside an Australian hospital where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated....
Jason Holder was so omnipresent that his involvement in five dismissals enabled the Gujarat Titans (GT) to bowl Royal Challengers...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 30 April 2026, valid...
Harshitha Samarawickrama blasted an unbeaten 49 off just 29 deliveries to set up Sri Lanka’s series-clinching win over Bangladesh in...
The United States declared independence from the British crown 250 years ago – but this week, it could not get...
Oil prices have soared following reports that the US is preparing for an “extended” blockade of Iran. The global benchmark...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 29 April 2026, valid...
A strong second quarter, during which its loan book crossed the milestone of Rs 1 trillion, another first by a local private bank, has generated noteworthy...
Experts insist on decisive action now to halt it in its track By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka was still at the early stages of the COVID...
Everyone must have seen that media interview, where our famed minister Journeyteam (JT) made references to the roads of the Pearl during a particularly childish use...
By VIJAYA KUMAR The teachers’ strike is now a month old, and the government’s strategy appears to play for time; by holding out a promise of...
Friday 13th August, 2021 The government is coming under pressure to close the country again. Lockdowns are a frightening proposition, given the heavy economic costs they...
South Africa will send a weakened squad into their men’s ODI series in Sri Lanka next month, which could complicate their attempts to book a place...
The Committee on Parliamentary Business recently decided to set aside time from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm on September 06 and 27 for 68 questions for...
By Ifham Nizam On the instructions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the government had prepared a detailed document pertaining to the UN Climate Change and Global Warming Prevention...
WHO and EU working together to assist SL Sri Lanka, struggling to cope up with the raging Covid-19 epidemic continues to receive international help. China, India,...
Leader of the House and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday said that there were reports that a large number of persons believed to have gone missing...
Headlines in The Island of Friday Aug 6: “Govt in a bind over massive salary and pension bill: revenue dwindles amidst pandemic.” So that seems to...
A section of govt. connived with milk food importers-FNO The Federation of National Organizations (FNO) yesterday (12) alleged that an influential section of the government and...
