No-faith motion to be taken up today Former Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (9) said that President Anura...
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has alleged that two recent coal tenders awarded for 2026 are illegal, citing irregularities in...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ruled that all the benched players are not allowed to...
Why did David Miller refuse a single off the penultimate delivery with Delhi Capitals needing 2 off 2? It’ll be...
Greece has announced plans to ban access to social media for under-15s, becoming the latest European country to restrict children’s...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
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...
Rex Clementine at Galle Fort Sri Lanka’s final training session yesterday ahead of the Galle Test was cancelled as a heavy downpour kept the players indoors...
Nestlé has facilitated the first commercial silage enterprise in the North Western Province, to help dairy farmers in the region have uninterrupted access to high-quality feed...
By Kalyananda Tiranagama Executive Director Lawyers for Human Rights and Development It has been reported that the Ministry of Justice is moving to amend the...
COPE Chairman Charitha Herath, MP (second from left) is flanked by officials (pic courtesy Parliament) COPE PROBE By Saman Indrajith A probe conducted by the parliament...
Environmentalists and religious dignitaries including Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, are cranking up pressure on the government to abandon a mega project to...
