By Saman Indrajith Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara yesterday told Parliament that the Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association (CLA) was not an organisation...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is in Colombo on a three-day official visit, the first by an...
Leah Poulton the former Australia batter turned coach and administrator, will join England Women as managing director, succeeding Clare Connor....
University of Sri Jayewardenepura weightlifter Avindu Liyanagedara made history yesterday by becoming the first Sri Lankan university student to win...
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Udaygiri arrived at the Port of Colombo on an official visit today, 8 September 2026,...
Harshitha Samarawickrema’s splendid 48 not out off 37 balls took Sri Lanka over the line in a low-scoring thriller...
Pakistan were bowled out for 55, their lowest total in T20I cricke. A collapse where they lost six wickets for...
The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from 28th of August to 07th of...
Rumesh Tharanga created history in emphatic fashion, winning the men’s javelin at the Diamond League Final in Brussels to become...
A complete performance from UAE’s bowling unit kept their semi-final hopes alive at the 2026 Women’s T20 Asia Cup, skittling...
The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from 28th of August to 07th of...
Kusal Mendis and Binura Fernando have been ruled out of Sri Lanka’s upcoming T20I series against England, with the SLC...
The recent news article in The Island, published on November 13, 2021, under the headline ‘INSS Director General says no proof Zahran met Intelligence Operatives’, is...
Creating history in its journey of six decades ACL Cables PLC, Sri Lanka’s No.1 cable manufacturer has posted a phenomenal 189% year-on-year profit increase at the...
Your editorial, “And miles to go …”, (16 Nov.), which appeared on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of The Island, prompted me to pen some...
A non-traditional budget they say! With a few nasty asides thrown in about it being presented by a dual citizen. Now, anyone who bothers to read...
by Rex Clementine Four individuals have been kicked out of the second edition of the Lanka Premier League after the International Cricket Council informed Sri...
Fifth phase launched in the Ampara District The fifth phase of the Nestlé Coconut Plan was launched on 10 November 2021, in Aranthalawa, Maha Oya, where...
Sarvodaya Development Finance (SDF), the financial services arm of one of Sri Lanka’s oldest social movements, the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, recently concluded its Investor Forum. The...
Virtual arts festival that examines pandemic’s effects on children By Sajitha Prematunge The Children in Lockdown Arts Festival 2021, to be held from November 26 to...
Wheelchair tennis, a sport that has consistently earned international recognition for Sri Lanka, recently received more support from Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) and China Merchants...
The decision to gradually reopen Sri Lankan schools – which have been shut for close to 20 months since COVID-19 first struck – is a welcome...
by Reemus Fernando Janitha Jayasinghe who trained and mentored Kuliyapitiya Central College athlete Paarami Wasanthi Maristella to win the country’s first Youth Olympic medal went out...
A project launched in 2010 to construct a sewage treatment plant and the sanitation facilities in Kandy have been completed. Sri Lanka received a Yen loan...
