India wants to upgrade the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2000 during Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga’s presidency. Declaring that...
Sri Lanka’s creditors were unlikely to classify the recent USD 2.5 million Treasury fund heist as a technical debt default,...
The schedule for the IPL 2026 playoffs has been announced, with matches set to be held in Dharamshala, New Chandigarh...
The California man who allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington gala has been indicted on a...
The US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a “short period of...
Chennai Super Kings came into IPL 2026 with a dodgy look about their bowling attack. They lost three games straight...
Three prison guards attached to the Welikada Prison have been arrested by Borella Police following the death of an inmate...
Spanish police have seized what is thought to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship in the...
Three people have died and a UK national is seriously ill in hospital after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a...
President Donald Trump says the US struck seven Iranian “fast boats” after vowing to help stranded vessels out of the...
There were smiles at last for Mumbai Imdians (MI) on a night that hadn’t looked promising when Nicholas Pooran’s fireworks...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 May 2026, valid...
The article in The Island, dated 15th March 2021 – “Buddhists must visit temples regularly – PM” – takes us back to the pre-Independence era when...
By Rex Clementine Delivering a moving speech, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that along with cricket, humanity triumphed 25 years ago as the national cricket team...
The corrugated carton industry in Sri Lanka faces pressure and unprecedented challenges as the global prices of all types of papers continue to skyrocket since October...
By Tharishi Hewavithanagamage The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the official nominees for the 93rd Oscar Awards a few days ago and it...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana I chose to delay taking the Covid-19 vaccine as I preferred to have a vaccine with a whole virus in it rather...
Macksons Paints Industries (Pvt) Ltd, manufacturer of the popular brand of paint and coatings- Multilac, bagged the Gold award at the recently held annual export awards...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne CSE activities were negative from last morning onwards but they did not recover even during the latter part of the day. However, Sri...
Under-19 Limited Overs Cricket by Reemus Fernando Wesley rode on a vital eighth wicket stand, D.S. Senanayake were boosted by all-round performances of Amitha Dabare while...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) lawmaker Mujibur Rahman yesterday (17) questioned the rationale behind Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Retd.) Sarath Weerasekera’s announcement of banning...
SLT-MOBITEL, the nation’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions leader has signed a MoU with CT Land Development PLC, the owning company of Majestic City luxury...
Sondra Wise Kumaraperu was a big name in the local showbiz scene, before she migrated to to America. She was not only known for her singing...
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) launched the Transmission Development Project for Renewable Energy with the construction of a 50 km transmission line, Power...
