Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda said that he is still waiting for the government’s response to the UK sanctions...
Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Shobini Gunasekera recently presented a conceptual framework of seven key vectors that defined contemporary...
After three one-sided, low-scoring encounters, the fourth T20I between India and Sri Lanka exploded into a run-fest in Thiruvananthapuram, with...
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically...
Family sources have confirmed that the interment of singer Latha Walpola will be performed at the General Cemetery Borella on...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in...
New York has woken up to its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm blanketed parts of...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website...
Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that...
Sri Lankan singer Latha Walpola has passed away today (27) at the age of 92.
All the three games in this series have followed a similar pattern so far. India have won three tosses –...
For the first time in 19 matches, and nearly 15 years, England’s men experienced a Test victory in Australia as...
With the supposed Ayurveda cure for Covid-19, The Island has been inundated with articles extolling the safety procedures surrounding western medicines, while cautioning, if not out...
By Ifham Nizam The Sri Lanka Customs Preventive Investigation Branch yesterday detected more than 25,000 kilos of contraband dried turmeric with a market value of Rs....
State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID-19 Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle addressing the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus after she was elected Caucus’ Chairperson. Deputy...
… about 50% of 10,000 schools re-opened a few weeks ago By Shamindra Ferdinando Education Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (14) said that in spite...
By Jehan Perera Fear, when combined with falsehood and insular inward-looking nationalism, make a potent combination that can lead to the brutalization of society in the...
By Dinesh Weerakkody (Continued from yesterday) The pandemic should have by now encouraged the provision of flexible work hours for older workers. Therefore company structures need to evolve so that younger workers can...
Tuesday 15th December 2020 The government has reportedly undertaken to expedite the process of conducting the much-delayed Provincial Council (PC) elections. Why is it in a...
Niluka Karunaratne raises his hands in jubilation after defeating world number eight Kenichi Tago of Japan at the 2012 London Olympics. Sri Lanka Badminton says that...
Although several Australian states, and cities, did experience prolonged lockdowns, and curfews, as well, especially Victoria, the strict rules, and regulations, that were enforced, seem to...
… blames govt. for not assisting Oxford-J’pura dengue control project UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe making a public appearance after several weeks said, on Sunday, that the government...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Melstacorp shares started trading at Rs. 47.60 at the CSE yesterday and at the end of the day they moved up to Rs....
By Dhamsiri Dasanayake Ex-Advisory Officer Rubber Research Board RSS (Ribbed Smoked Sheets) rubbers are the prime raw material particularly processed by smallholders from latex extracted from...
