A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
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...
The MMBL-Pathfinder Group and the Washington DC based Centennial Group Holdings LLC., have launched a joint venture company for providing strategic advisory and project management services...
By Shamindra Ferdinando A severe shortage of turmeric, an essential ingredient in Sri Lankan cuisine has led to stepped up efforts to smuggle in large consignments...
On December 26, page one of ‘The Island’ gave a report that post-mortems conducted by a five-member team comprising four consultant judicial medical officers and a...
… stresses need to pay attention to Climate Emergency, animal welfare … frowns on practice of throwing money at the problem The World Health Organisation (WHO)...
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) says that while appreciating Sri Lanka’s relative success in the management of COVID-19, it would like to express its strong condemnation...
by Sanath Nanayakkare We have reached the end of another year, which I believe, was the most difficult year in our recent history. All of us...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Cultural Affairs has instructed the National Film Corporation to reopen cinemas starting from Jan 1...
Sees vaccine as ‘a ray of hope’ by Sanath Nanayakkare 2020 has been a difficult year for many sectors of the economy, but I’m confident that...
Text and pic by Priyan De Silva Walkers Colombo Shipyard (WCS) lifted the 100-tonne catamaran hulled sailing yacht ‘Ocean Diamond’ for dry berthing recently. The vessel...
Factors such as a younger population, early lockdown and some level of general immunity may have helped India and other South Asian countries keep the Covid-19...
Lalith Senanayake, who created the waste-plastic jumbo on the Uswetaekiyawa beach told The Island that he looked forward to working with the people in the other...
By Ifham Nizam President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera not to allow anyone to harm the environment while taking action to ensure that...
