Interdicted Deputy Director at the National Hospital, Sri Lanka (NHSL) Dr. Rukshan Bellana yesterday (29) alleged that the powers that...
BIA unions, including those affiliated to political parties, are demanding bonuses equal to five months’ basic salaries. A group of...
Donald Trump said he hoped to reach phase two of the Gaza peace plan “very quickly”, as he warned Hamas...
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from a prolonged illness....
President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied allegations by Russia that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s...
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...
With an ambitious drive to be one of the foremost finance companies in the country, the merger between Arpico Finance Company PLC (AFC) and Associated Motor...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women across the globe. National cancer incidence data (Sri Lanka) has shown, a significant increase in the number...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, October 24: Serum Institute of India (SII) is readying one billion doses of five different vaccines against...
by Dr. Lakshman Abeyagunawardene I thought of writing this article in order to share with readers of the Sunday island newspaper, my recent experience as a...
The LOLC Group began its operations in Zambia recently with the official launch of its inaugural branch in Lusaka. The company, which will operate as LOLC...
by C.A. Chandraprema That the 20th Amendment was passed does not come as a surprise. That some opposition MPs voted with the government also does not...
by Imesh Ranasinghe Sri Lanka is a leader in battling the Coronavirus compared to many other countries Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told Parliament on Friday as...
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Woonjin Jeong, donated a consignment of re-usable fabric masks manufactured by a Sri Lankan social enterprise, for distribution among police...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, participating in the celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, reiterated Sri Lanka’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development...
The importance of inter-faith harmony and peaceful coexistence of all ethnic groups in Sri Lanka was underscored during a meeting the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Major-...
by Steve A. Morrell Brokers agreed in their weekly market reports that tea production at 21.9 million kilos for September 2020 was more or less on...
Travel in the COVID era is refined bureaucratised purgatory Kumar David This is not a personal story though it’s based on experience. Hundreds even thousands experience...
