A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
Vaibhav Sooriyavanshi equalled his own record for the fastest half-century, off 15 balls, in a six-fest on a flat Guwahati...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) yesterday said that water levels of all major rivers across the country remained at normal levels despite intermittent heavy showers in...
Acting on a tip-off that some persons wanted for the killing of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickremasekera were hiding in a housing scheme in Kekirawa,...
Monday 27th October, 2025 The government is on a campaign to vilify slain Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Chairman Lasantha Wickremesekera as an underworld figure in a...
A recent study has revealed that 60 percent of Sri Lankan school children are affected by depression (The Island 2025/10/12). This is an alarmingly high figure....
Sri Lanka’s worsening human–elephant conflict (HEC) — one of the deadliest on the planet — has reached what conservationists describe as a “national ecological emergency.” Each...
Sri Lanka’s private sector credit is expanding, but Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe firmly dismissed concerns that the growth could be overheating, stating, “No, not...
Sri Lanka made a significant contribution to the recent III International Buddhist Forum, held in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russian Federation, with co-sponsorship from Moscow State...
In a swift response to a distress call, the Sri Lanka Navy successfully rescued the crew of the Merchant Vessel (MV) INTEGRITY STAR, that was in...
The Kalmunai Provincial High Court issued a stay order on 24 October preventing the appointment of Medical Superintendents (Ayurveda) by the Eastern Province Department of Indigenous...
A group of students from the Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, and the Amity Law School, Mumbai, India, engaged...
You might think that finding solutions to life’s problems is like trying to drink from a fire-hose. This is because there is so much information coming...
Sri Lankan Ambassador in Moscow Shobini Gunasekera recently met the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs (The higher Chamber of the Russian Parliament),...
