AKD’s request to Harsha: Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has frustrated an attempt by Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance...
The NPP government’s coal procurement process has once again come under scrutiny following allegations by the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP)...
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 BCB’s integrity unit found “credible suspicion” during the ongoing BPL, which made them undertake “routine” operations, including questioning players...
Gujarat Giants (GG) put on a commanding 209 and would have thought they were well ahead when Delhi Capitals’ (DC)...
With scores of 74*, 135, 102 and 65* in his last four ODIs, Virat Kohli seemed to be telling the...
Dasun Shanaka clobbered 34 off 9 balls, Kusal Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka and Janith Liyanage all...
One person has died and 300 properties have been destroyed in bushfires that have torn across south-east Australia. The fires...
Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as protesters defied a deadly government crackdown on Saturday...
A health labourer being inoculated at the AHM Fowzie Maternity and Children’s Unit in Colombo 13 yesterday.Pic by Kamal Bogoda By Kamal Bogoda A large...
Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (retd.) speaking at a meeting with senior police officers, officials of the Ministry of Education and representatives of organisations affiliated to...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne CSE activities were slightly negative following the Central Bank announcement last Friday that the country’s foreign reserves have dropped to US 4.3 billion...
Tuesday 16th February, 2021 Some SLPP heavyweights, embroiled in a political brawl, are doing their laundry in public; they seem to have got it down to...
By Chitra Weerarathne The writ application filed by the Veddah Chief Uruwarigelage Wannila Eththo will be supported in the Court of Appeal on Friday. The Veddah...
Chameera Ginige and Ishara Madurangi won the men’s and women’s singles titles of the Dhanasiri Amarathunga Challenge Trophy All Island Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by...
By M. P. DHANAPALA and D. S. de Z.ABEYSIRIWARDENA Former Directors, Rice Research and Development Institute We have observed earlier, in media discussions, that the majority...
The Divulapitiya road development project, which was completed under the national program for the development of 100,000 kilometers under the ‘Vision of Prosperity’ national program of...
By.Prof. O. A. ILEPERUMA Recent articles by the GMOA (The Island 26-1-2021) and Dr. B.C.Perera (The Island 27-1-2021) highlighted the extraordinary delays causing young doctors to...
How it affects the small holders by Dr Janaka Ratnasiri The Cabinet of Ministers, at its meeting held on 26.01.2021, has decided to amend the Wages...
Aitken Spence PLC non-tourism multi-industry sectors reported a Profit-Before-Tax (PBT) of Rs. 1.3 Bn in 3Q, a growth of 44% compared to the previous year in...
Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancients Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honour of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but...
