… Warns would-be polluters of criminal prosecution, hefty fines and even blacklisting The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has warned...
A 10-member delegation from Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice P. Padman Surasena, departed to New Delhi on...
New South Wales Police say 15 people, including a 10 year old girl were killed in a shooting at Bondi...
The ninth phase of the islandwide programme to recognise outstanding achievers at the G.C.E. Advanced Level implemented by the Presidential...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that education should not be a burden to children during the recovery period after...
India reclaimed the series lead by bowling South Africa out for 117 in seam-friendly conditions in Dharamsala. Arshdeep Singh and...
New South Wales Police say that nine people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach Hanukkah event was being...
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring the livelihoods of communities affected by the...
Police and school officials in the United States are asking residents of Providence, Rhode Island, to shelter in place after...
A member of England’s security staff was involved in an altercation with a Channel Seven camera operator at Brisbane airport....
A five wicket haul by Sethmika Seneviratne helped Sri Lanka under 19s register an 8 wicket win over Nepal in ...
October is designated as ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’, worldwide. Cancer ranks among the three leading Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)in Sri Lanka and is on the rise...
By Saman Indrajith Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardane told Parliament yesterday that the government would discuss with the leasing companies and banks the need to extend the...
Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Luxembourg Grace Asirwatham during her visit to Luxembourg met with Secretary General of Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) Maurice Bauer on September 23....
By Gwynne Dyer On Sunday New Caledonia voted to remain French by a majority of 53.3% to 46.%. That’s hardly an overwhelming majority, but it was...
Anusha Mohotti was appointed Director General of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board (SLAASMB) with effect from October 1. Ms. Mohotti being the...
By Ifham Nizam University academics yesterday expressed concern over the removal of Professor Saumya Liyanage of the University of Visual and Performing Arts, stressing that ‘audit...
According to the news item in The Island under the heading ‘Address Tamils aspirations within united Sri Lanka, and implement 13th Amendment’ on 28th September 2020,...
By Saman Indrajith The tobacco mafia had commenced a campaign to promote ganja as a substitute and hired intellectuals and professionals to recommend the use of...
Mr President, I read a letter by a regular contributor to the media one G. A. D. Sirimal, and thought of adding my views on a...
BY RAJITHA RATWATTE fromoutsidethepearl@gmail.com Yes, I’m afraid that closed borders and zero tourist arrivals we will have to get used to for the foreseeable future. For...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, October 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday of India’s continued...
The Island editorial today says the ill-fated supertanker, MT New Diamond, which was recently saved by jointly Sri Lanka and India, has been towed away from...
