… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Mohammed Shami’s miserly 2 for 9 and Rishabh Pant’s uncharacteristic half-century helped Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] open their account in...
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 05 April 2026, valid...
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...
Hard-nosed business has been the bane of many countries when it came to controlling the spread of Covid 19. We see it all over the world,...
A Health Ministry official last night told The Island that it was difficult to trace the persons State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara, who yesterday tested positive for...
By Hiran H.Senwiratne Two leading CSE listed companies Expolanka and Distilleries contributed positively to the market .Impact to the market was their positive inclusion contributing 15...
The National Equity Fund, a unit trust managed by National Asset Management Limited recorded a noteworthy performance during 2020 despite the macro economic challenges and outperformed...
By Harim Peiris Indian Foreign Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, just wrapped up a three-day visit to Sri Lanka – the first by a visiting dignitary in...
By Uditha Devapriya “Non, je ne regrette rien.” — Edith Piaf Most stories never get written. Some do, but they involve, and include, other stories. Kumar...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka should not change quarantine laws at the whims and fancies of big businesses, President of the College of Medical Laboratory Science,...
Dishonesty was rarest in long-lived, hardy species that mate for life, like the albatross. According to a research study, people lie at least once a day, but...
Dr B. J. C. Perera Specialist Consultant Paediatrician There should not be any doubt whatsoever in the minds of our populace that it is only the...
The massive assault on democracy in the US by the Trump-support rightwing activists is a strong reminder of the need to protect democracy and the associated...
Killing of Buddhist monk By Shamindra Ferdinando Sleuths investigating the recent abduction and the killing of 65-year-old Ven Uduwila Dharmasiri have recovered a file, a bank...
By Saman Indrajith The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has decided to publicise all the institutions which have failed to pay taxes. The COPA met in...
