… 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...
US President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of his 6 January...
The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center at 06:00AM on 16th December 2025 shows that 70,297 persons belonging...
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...
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...
Those were the days… I was selected to undergo training at the prestigious Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, UK (commonly known as Dartmouth or BRNC) in...
Friday 9th October, 2020 Having risen from a blissful slumber, the health authorities with the help of military intelligence are doing their darnedest to figure out...
To support education excellence among children, philanthropist Dhammika Perera and his wife Priscilla Perera have launched another initiative. The platform, DP Kids, aims to provide free...
From left Dr.Damayanthi Peiris MBBS MD, Tamara, volunteer to the hospital, Assistant Manager Sales Achintha Maduranga, Project Manager Mihindu Wickramasinghe, Sales Coordinator Sajini Sewmini, Director Finance...
The International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with the Department of Commerce (DoC) of Sri Lanka successfully completed a specialized training in September for 15 public...
Former Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, testifying before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating the Easter Sunday carnage, has rightly pointed out the many...
By Rathindra Kuruwita In 2018, former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen’s brother had helped National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) Leader Zahran Hashim flee to India, Directorate of Military Intelligence...
