Sri Lanka could not have asked for a better start to their Under-19 World Cup campaign, as their openers all...
Police have stepped up their crackdown on organised crime, after securing Interpol Red Notices for 95 suspects believed to be hiding...
Smriti Mandhana became the ninth player to enter the 90s in the WPL. For a large part of her knock,...
Vaibhav Sooriyawanshi scored 72 at better than a run a ball, and took an agile catch at the boundary at...
Torrential rains have killed more than 100 people across Southern Africa, forcing mass evacuations and rescue operations as authorities warn...
A 119-run partnership between MegLanning and Phoebe Litchfield set up a second successive win for UP Warriorz (UPW) against Mumbai...
President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election extending his four decades in power by another five...
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused the US and Donald Trump of being responsible for “casualties, damage and...
President Donald Trump has named former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to his so-called “Board of Peace”, which is expected...
The ICC has decided to send officials to Dhaka this weekend to meet the BCB’s top brass in a bid...
Steven Hogan’s century, which included a 186-run stand with Nitesh Samuel, helped Australia brush aside Ireland for an eight wicket...
England Under 19s 210 in 46.5 overs (Ben Dawkins 33, Caleb Falconer 66; Ali Raza 2-36, Ahmed Hussain 3-38, Abdul...
I read Dr. Upatissa Pethiyagoda’s (UP) article-‘pain of the elephant/human conflict’ published in The Island of 8.09.2020 with great interest. However, all of UP’s valuable ideas...
State Minister of Prison Reforms, Sudharshani Fernandopulle yesterday handed over a report to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa about 46 children who are growing up with their...
Greetings to all my friends and fellow humans who are vegetarians. One simple question to all of you. What would you think if I try to...
Covid-19 has caused immense societal and economic upheaval and it has now become clear that we will all have to deal with the consequences of the...
by Dharshan Weerasekera, Attorney-at-Law Legend has it that when King Vijayabahu was in hiding and regrouping to fight the Cholas an old woman advised him that...
Sri Lanka has ranked above its South Asian neighbours, outperforming them in Air Quality measurement, according to the Environmental Performance Index 2020 (EPI) released by researchers...
From Left: Dr. Sanjeev Jha, Managing Director & CEO, Fairfirst Insurance and Manjari Kumarage, Head of Human Resources, Fairfirst Insurance. Fairfirst Insurance has been recognized as...
Wednesday 16th September, 2020 The traffic police are all out to enforce lane discipline strictly, again. They tried to do so several months ago, but...
Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) yesterday expressed dismay at a decision by the police to funnel three wheelers and motorcycles into the bus lane. LPBOA...
Emerald donates PPE to COVID 19 frontline medical staff. M.M.M Ihsan, Executive Director, Emerald International introduces Emerald NMRA approved reusable 5-ply face masks to Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Director-General...
By Ifham Nizam The Police Department was planning to get its Kandy Kennel to work with animal welfare activists to improve the quality of life of...
By Lynn Ockersz They once told you,That there’d be National Schools,All over your far-flung wastes,At the Land’s widening margins,To give your children,Said to be enjoying,A ‘free...
