The internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” originating from the United States, is set to take place in Sri Lanka starting...
The World Bank Group and the Sri Lankan government on Thursday launched a new five-year country partnership framework to support...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 April 2026, valid...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
By Chitra Weerarathne The Court of Appeal yesterday (13) granted bail to retired Major and Attorney-at-Law Ajith Prasanna, a former member of the Southern Provincial Council....
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Monetary Board) has decided to cause Director, Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions to make an application...
Ceylinco Life’s 2019 Annual Report was ranked among the 10 Best Integrated Reports at the 6th edition of the ‘CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2020’...
Despite the WHO and developed countries allowing Covid-19 victims to be buried, our Health Minister, on the recommendation of an expert committee, is tending towards cremation...
Mobile app that brings How do you market Kola Kenda to those who are fastidious about buying it from a street vendor? Mohamed Farshan’s latest concept,...
for Daintee acquisition, roof top solar projects The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group has approved US$ 7 million loan to Sri Lanka’s...
By Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha The newspapers have been full recently of arguments regarding Provincial Councils. Unfortunately, most writers seem to approach the problem from their own...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (13) told ports sector trade unions that the government would retain 51 per cent shares of the East Container Terminal...
By Dinasena Rathugamage TNA Parliamentarian S. Sritharan says that if the University Grants Commission considers the Mullivaikkal Memorial being re-erected in the Jaffna University premises an...
Samantha Green, Chief Executive Officer of Dogstar Foundation, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for her services to animal welfare. Samantha began her work in...
Thursday 14th January, 2021 It is not only greedy eaters who get into trouble because of their tongues, with which they are said to dig their...
Importing Liquefied Natural Gas – II by Dr Janaka Ratnasiri In Part I of this article, the Writer published in The Island of 11.01.2021, the writer...
