The government, under heavy Opposition fire over inclusion of a sex website in the Grade 6 English module, as well...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (13) vowed to go ahead with his government’s agenda, regardless of the destruction caused by...
United States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials and has told protesters to “take...
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten 71 off 43 balls powered Mumbai Indians (MI) to a seven-wicket win over Gujarat Giants [GG],...
There will be no auction for this year’s Lanka Premier League, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced, with a player draft...
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White...
In terms of the provisions of the Establishments Code on payment of festival advance to government officers, there’s a possibility...
The drafting of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy has commenced with the objective of equitable distribution of the benefits...
Australia captain Alyssa Healy will retire from all forms of cricket following the upcoming series against India. The 35-year-old wicket-keeper...
About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia’s landmark social media ban for kids. In...
They began with a scrappy last-ball win to kick off WPL 2026, but there was nothing scrappy about Royal Challengers...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opened an investigation and warned of possible disciplinary action for “unacceptable behaviour of...
The writer was happy to read the contribution in The Island of 25 March 2021 of Mr. Tilak Fernando on the subject of ‘Saving trees of...
BY Dr D. Chandraratna One of the most uplifting moments during this COVID time, living under numerous restrictions, was to watch an episode of a Sri...
Memo reveals Lanka to be dealt in terms of universal jurisdiction and extraterritorial jurisdiction By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP Chairman Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (29) asked...
* Son under US scrutiny over alleged Al Qaeda links * IGP asked by AG to investigate academic Australian Prof. Lukman Thalib, 58, mentioned in the...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 29 March 2021: The United Nations Population Fund (formerly UN Family Planning Association) in Sri Lanka and the Government of Japan recently handed...
Under-19 Cricket by Reemus Fernando Mahanama cemented the top position of their group with the third consecutive win, spinner Abhishek Anandakumar with a six wicket haul...
BY Shamala Kumar A student, who publicly described the ragging-related sexual violence he experienced, was accused of having ulterior motives for speaking out. A junior staff...
Sachini Christina Sugirdan presents an eco-friendly carbon pen she and her father produced to Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera By Ifham Nizam Nearly 100 kilos of...
Foreign Minister and Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena points out that, Local Government bodies should have been given more power and the money allocated for...
When I saw it, I almost fainted, driven by utter disbelief. I just couldn’t absorb the shock, and, mind you, I am not exaggerating. This is...
Why is SriLanka ,which once exported coconut products, importing coconut oil? It is sad to hear anecdotal stories of even 800 rupees for two Indian pomegranates. ...
L to R – Dimuth Chankama Silva (Senior Vice Chairman – 2021/22), Saranga Goonewardena (Chairman – 2021/22), Chamath Kottage (Chairman – 2020/21) & Rasith Wickramasingha (Vice...
