The NPP government has not taken a final decision regarding filling of the vacancies in the judiciary. A group of...
SJB leader Sajith Premadasa has invited the UNP and other political parties to join his party. Premadasa, who is also...
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of the tournament as part of a second-half flurry to deliver Egypt...
Inspired by Lamine Yamal, Spain strolled to a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Group H, as Mikel Oyarzabal restored...
In a contest billed as the biggest of the group stage, South Africa took a big step towards the semi-final...
Belgium were held to a scoreless draw by Iran in a frustrating encounter that saw the Red Devils reduced to...
US and Iranian officials have started direct talks in Switzerland after signing an initial agreement to end the war last...
West Indies spinners set up a third straight victory as they strangled Sri Lanka’s batters before Stefanie Taylor steadied a...
In what may have potentially been his last innings as an uncapped player, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed the fastest List A...
United States Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iranian officials on implementing the interim deal...
As part of the newly launched “The Next Chapter” program of Sri Lanka Football, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka...
Cody Gakpo and Brian Brobbey both scored twice as the rampant Netherlands thrashed Sweden 5-1 in a World Cup warning...
by Sanath Nanayakkare The country’s foreign reserves will be added to, and utilised as and when needed, Dhammika Nanayakkara, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of...
Another suspect arrested, CID looking for three more persons By Shamindra Ferdinando Another person wanted in connection with an ongoing inquiry into the fraudulent withdrawal of...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sputnik V was a better choice of vaccine as a second jab than Sinopharm for those who had taken AstraZeneca injection as the...
Extracts from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka report, ‘Recent Economic Developments: Highlights of 2020 and Prospects for 2021’ Continued from yesterday Meanwhile, several rounds...
The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to impose ‘lockdowns’ at district level with immediate effect to bring the raging Covid-19 pandemic...
The World Bank launched public consultations to update its Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) in Sri Lanka. This online platform will enable the Bank to engage with...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) is a constituent of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)-led coalition. The PHU is represented in the Cabinet...
By Lynn Ockersz The Human caring to look at himself, Draws back in great dread, From the bruised face that presents itself: ‘Is this me, whom...
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT and Telecommunications Services Provider, was honored with the ‘Best Telecom Service Provider’ Award at the Global Economics Awards which concluded in London...
by Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya A policy change in 1995 to allow private investments in electricity generation into the grid, a standard agreement and a standard price for...
BOOK REVIEW: Book: Heritage Histories: A Reassessment of Arumuga Navalar, Author: Ratnajeevan Hoole, Publisher: Thesam Publications, London, 2020. By Charles Sarvan It is beyond my competence...
Two consecutive editorials, published in The Island on the 7 and 8 May, lambasted the despicable intervention of the Minister of Transport, Gamini Lokuge, for being...
