New controversy erupts over missing USD 2.5 mn: Public interest activist Nagananda Kodituwakku has sought citizenship details of Finance Ministry...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake handing over a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhiya in Anuradhapura to Ven Bhikku Pannakara (Sue...
Half-centuries from Harshitha Samarawickrama and Imesha Dulani propelled Sri Lanka to a 25-run win in the first T20I against Bangladesh....
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 28 April 2026, valid...
Federal authorities in the United States have charged the suspect who allegedly shot a US Secret Service agent as he...
On Saturday, Delhi served up a belter of a pitch on which 265 played 264. Two days later, the adjacent...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 27 April 2026, valid...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, as Teheran intensifies diplomatic efforts...
In a battle between the bottom-placed teams, momentum shifted hands multiple times before Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Lucknow Super...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 26 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired...
Twelve days after defeating Rajasthan Royals [RR] by nullifying Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] defeated them in spite of an...
By Norman Palihawadane Sri Lankan Catholics have been requested to attend Sunday church service countrywide on March 7, dressed in black as a sign protest against...
Sampath Bank PLC announced the appointment of veteran industrialist Vinod Kishore Hirdaramani as Non-Executive, Independent Director to its Board of Directors, with effect from 16th February 2021....
… asks why PCoI spared Sagala and Ranil by Saman Indrajith The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna yesterday said that former President Maithripala Sirisena has now been left...
Fulfilling its duties as a responsible agribusiness company in the country, Watawala Plantations PLC (CSE: WATA) recently donated a Sap Flow Meter with six sensor units...
The present-day sky is crowded. Airways crisscross above continents and oceans and are severely congested with all kinds of aeroplanes carrying passengers and cargo. Then someone...
A reply to Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya Dr Janaka Ratnasiri The piece written by Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya (Dr TS) appearing in The Island of 24.02.2021, in response...
Monday 1st March, 2021 The Opposition has got hold of something to beat the government with. The final report issued by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry...
Lanka Hospitals has been named the Official Healthcare Partner of ‘Prima Ran Piyawara’, an exclusive loyalty programme for premier customers of Prima Ceylon. ‘Prima Ran Piyawara’...
By Gotabaya Dasanayaka This article is not to discuss the merits or otherwise of the proposal to increase the daily wage of Tea & Rubber Plantation...
By Saman Indrajith The JVP yesterday called on the government to release the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Political Victimization immediately. Addressing the...
SSC Open Ranking Tennis by Reemus Fernando Luka Knese and 18-year-old Savini Jayasuriya won the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the SSC Open Ranking...
The government has decided to amend the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to curb the rising crime rate. The aim is to set up a...
