The wife of retired Major General Suresh Sallay has lodged a further complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri...
The Supreme Court yesterday (9) upheld a Colombo Commercial High Court order directing former Minister Wimal Weerawansa to pay Rs....
The annual rugby encounter between Dharmaraja College and Kingswood College, played for the William Weerasinghe Memorial Trophy, is set to take...
It has been reported quoting family sources that veteran singer Mariazelle Goonetilleke has passed away this morning (10) at the...
The US and Iran again traded strikes in exchanges that continued into Thursday, as observers reported a “dramatic” drop in...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid a visit to Saudi Arabia, marking the first state visit in more than a...
Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele were on target as France surged past Morocco 2-0 to book their place in the...
The third meeting of the Cabinet Subcommittee appointed to oversee the development of 25 Technical and Vocational Colleges under the...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the Government plans to allocate a separate contingency fund for every district under the...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has written to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after the governing body deemed...
Morocco’s plans for their World Cup quarterfinal against France have been shaken up after it was confirmed that star forward...
Pakistan has urged “all parties” in the escalating United States – Iran conflict to exercise restraint after a fragile ceasefire...
Switching to clean and efficient energy is a constant need that arises among industrial sectors in the world – Sri Lanka is no exception. Encouraging industries...
Allianz Insurance Limited (Allianz Lanka) has entered into an agreement with HSBC Sri Lanka to offer the bank’s affluent customers two world-class insurance products with flexible...
When I was told that the Army was administering Sinopharm Covid vaccinations at Viharamaha Devi Park with special provisions for individuals with disabilities, I decided to...
On the 12th of July 2021, in partnership with UNICEF, Ambassador Santhush Woonjin JEONG officially handed over USD 230,000 worth of anti-COVID 19 face masks to...
(from THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS by Venerable Nārada Mahāthera) “The pile of bones of (all the bodies of) one man Who has alone one aeon...
Dr. Upul Wijayawardhana (UW) is a regular contributor to this newspaper. His articles are almost always interesting and sometimes they provide valuable perspectives. I find his...
The Sri Lanka Investment Forum 2021 (SLIF 2021) was organised by the Board of Investment, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Colombo Stock Exchange of...
After 16 months of school closure, with more than 50% of students not having had any form of continuous education, it was not advisable or morally...
The administration of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has largely promoted pro-business positions including announcing tax benefits for new investments to attract foreign direct investment (FDI,) US Department...
I write with reference to a letter on night soil as a source of fertiliser by my good friend Upali Wickremasinghe which appeared in the Island...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Eleven thousand five hundred and fifty one (11,551) persons belonging to 4,182 families, displaced during the war in the North and the East,...
I have a bone to pick with my co-Friday columnist who writes from across the ocean about the Pearl. In his July 16 column, he writes...
