Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda said that he is still waiting for the government’s response to the UK sanctions...
Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Shobini Gunasekera recently presented a conceptual framework of seven key vectors that defined contemporary...
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...
Sri Lankan singer Latha Walpola has passed away today (27) at the age of 92.
All the three games in this series have followed a similar pattern so far. India have won three tosses –...
For the first time in 19 matches, and nearly 15 years, England’s men experienced a Test victory in Australia as...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The outflow of foreign funds in the CSE can be controlled soon with the return of foreign investors to Asian markets, which performed well compared to other regional...
Parliamentary Election Act silent on NL appointments By Shamindra Ferdinando Election Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday (15) said that there was no deadline for a...
by Reemus Fernando There are two Ranasinghes among the three highest ranked Sri Lankan javelin throwers. While Olympian Sumeda Ranasinghe is the current number one, Sampath...
By J. A. A. S. Ranasinghe (Productivity Specialist/Management Consultant) Former Managing Director of the Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) Eng. D. Godage’s article in The Island...
By Steve A. Morrell Thai Sumedha incense sticks exported to many countries have now broken into the Canadian market. Hitherto, India was the main exporter of...
By Chitra Weerarathne SJB MP Rishad Bathiudeen yesterday filed a writ application in the Court of Appeal, to prevent his arrest by the CID. Bathiudeen has...
Leave the battle to those that are genuinely fighting it! By Romesh Fernando Covid 19 is here. We’ve known that for a while! The fact remains...
When it comes to human rights, the United States should do its ‘homework’ well, rather than telling other countries what to do, or even spreading rumours to discredit...
On October 14 Woonjin Jeong, ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka met with Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander...
The Navy Seal who killed Osama bin Laden has hit out at a conspiracy theory shared online by President Donald Trump that claims he actually fatally shot a body double in 2011,...
Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam Former Chief Medical Officer of Health, Colombo Municipal Council. The total number of Covid-19 patients in the first seven months was around 3,500...
New spokesman appointed, other officials told not to deal with media; Brandix cluster 1,770 The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday (15) discussed with Health Ministry...
