NATA to be given more powers The Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment has agreed...
The hunger strike launched by a group of Development Officers demanding their absorption into the teacher service entered its fourth...
Former Sri Lanka allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya is set to make his USA debut at the 2026 T20 World Cup. The...
Time for the real quiz. As pleasing as it was for Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum to win a rare...
Viran Chamuditha’s 94-ball 110 helped Sri Lanka Under 19 chase 262 and keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals...
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple...
Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr Harini Amarasuriya said that she hoped that the...
Pavan Rathnayake has re-entered Sri Lanka’s T20I squad following his 121 off 115 balls in the third ODI against England....
Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup after beating West Indies by 22 runs in Harare courtesy...
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the official launch of the National Strategic Action Plan to monitor and...
Shiyam Dube hammered the third-fastest fifty by an Indian batter in T20Is, finishing with 65 off 23 balls, but it...
A South Korean court has sentenced former First Lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in prison...
By Saman Indrajith The Samagi Jana Balavegaya yesterday alleged that the governments of the so-called progressive political forces had been responsible for the biggest sale of...
By Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka, which is having talks with the People’s Bank of China, Reserve Bank of India and China Development Bank, is likely to...
Securing LKR 7.5 billion term loan facility from U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a USD...
by Rex Clementine Sri Lanka’s tour of West Indies has been postponed after Head Coach Mickey Arthur and top order batsman Lahiru Thirimanne tested positive for...
SLT-MOBITEL, the national ICT solutions provider, recently bagged three prestigious international awards for its Annual Report 2019 themed “Every Step of the Way… With every Fibre...
BY Capt G A Fernando Joint Secretary The Colombo Flying Club Last Sunday (31st January 2021), the Colombo Flying Club was revived by a group of like-minded aviation...
Michelle Perera is the daughter of Melantha, and Melantha Perera is a big name in the entertainment scene. Michelle, too, is an entertainer, and that is...
The ‘democratic icon’ of South-east Asia Aung San Suu Kyi would need to be best remembered by future generations of adherents to democracy for the following...
Country can save a lot on energy from initiative – Amaraweera By Ifham Nizam Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday said discussions and meetings of his Ministry...
In my article, published in The Island on 02.02.2021, ‘UNHRC: Truth and Reconciliation and the Tamil parties,’ I suggested that the government should, as the first...
By Ifham Nizam Nearly 20 leading environmental/wildlife organisations have teamed up to make an appeal to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ensure the environmental security and rights...
As a sovereign nation, Sri Lanka celebrates its 73rd Independence Day on February 4. The main ceremony to mark the historic occasion will be held at...
