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...
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...
A plane crash has killed the deputy chief minister of India’s Maharashtra state, Ajit Pawar, the country’s aviation regulator has...
A new circular has been issued by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to provide relief to micro,...
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) says that while appreciating Sri Lanka’s relative success in the management of COVID-19, it would like to express its strong condemnation...
by Sanath Nanayakkare We have reached the end of another year, which I believe, was the most difficult year in our recent history. All of us...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Cultural Affairs has instructed the National Film Corporation to reopen cinemas starting from Jan 1...
Sees vaccine as ‘a ray of hope’ by Sanath Nanayakkare 2020 has been a difficult year for many sectors of the economy, but I’m confident that...
Text and pic by Priyan De Silva Walkers Colombo Shipyard (WCS) lifted the 100-tonne catamaran hulled sailing yacht ‘Ocean Diamond’ for dry berthing recently. The vessel...
Factors such as a younger population, early lockdown and some level of general immunity may have helped India and other South Asian countries keep the Covid-19...
Lalith Senanayake, who created the waste-plastic jumbo on the Uswetaekiyawa beach told The Island that he looked forward to working with the people in the other...
By Ifham Nizam President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera not to allow anyone to harm the environment while taking action to ensure that...
Sri Lanka’s most popular mobile phones & accessories brand OPPO recently concluded O FANS NIGHT – as part of their seasonal promotion O FANS FEST –...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sena caterpillars would destroy paddy cultivation unless the agricultural authorities took steps to control the pest, the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform...
Ruan van der Merwe in Centurion Sri Lanka have been severely handicapped in the opening Test match against South Africa as a couple of injuries reduced...
Nishantha Ranatunga was re-elected president of the Colombo Colts Cricket Club at its 147th AGM held recently. Brigadier Shiran Abeysekera was appointed as General Secretary and...
