Alleging that the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has shifted the massive losses, caused by the coal scam,...
The widespread torrential rains currently experienced countrywide are expected to provide significant financial relief to the debt-ridden Ceylon Electricity Board...
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been named in a 15-member India ‘A’ squad for the forthcoming one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka, scheduled...
Saudi Arabia is set to host its first franchise league later this year, with the ‘Dunes League T20’ due to...
After back-to-back ducks in his last two innings, Virat Kohli showed most emphatically that he had merely been out of...
A Special Coordination Committee meeting for the Badulla District was held on Wednesday (13) afternoon at the Badulla District Secretariat...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that both the political authority and public officials have a responsibility to ensure that the...
US President Donald Trump lands in Beijing for a high-stakes two-day visit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The red...
Kagiso Rabada and Mohommed Siraj could have been wearing their Test whites. By the end of the powerplay, they had...
The UK has said it will contribute drones, fighter jets and a warship to a joint mission aimed at safeguarding...
Jess Phillips, a high-profile Labour minister, has quit in protest as Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to heed growing calls...
Bangladesh’s bowlers combined to trounce Pakistan by 104 runs in the first Test in Dhaka. Nahid Rana struck decisive blows...
By Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka, which is having talks with the People’s Bank of China, Reserve Bank of India and China Development Bank, is likely to...
Securing LKR 7.5 billion term loan facility from U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a USD...
by Rex Clementine Sri Lanka’s tour of West Indies has been postponed after Head Coach Mickey Arthur and top order batsman Lahiru Thirimanne tested positive for...
SLT-MOBITEL, the national ICT solutions provider, recently bagged three prestigious international awards for its Annual Report 2019 themed “Every Step of the Way… With every Fibre...
BY Capt G A Fernando Joint Secretary The Colombo Flying Club Last Sunday (31st January 2021), the Colombo Flying Club was revived by a group of like-minded aviation...
Michelle Perera is the daughter of Melantha, and Melantha Perera is a big name in the entertainment scene. Michelle, too, is an entertainer, and that is...
The ‘democratic icon’ of South-east Asia Aung San Suu Kyi would need to be best remembered by future generations of adherents to democracy for the following...
Country can save a lot on energy from initiative – Amaraweera By Ifham Nizam Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday said discussions and meetings of his Ministry...
In my article, published in The Island on 02.02.2021, ‘UNHRC: Truth and Reconciliation and the Tamil parties,’ I suggested that the government should, as the first...
By Ifham Nizam Nearly 20 leading environmental/wildlife organisations have teamed up to make an appeal to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ensure the environmental security and rights...
As a sovereign nation, Sri Lanka celebrates its 73rd Independence Day on February 4. The main ceremony to mark the historic occasion will be held at...
A decade of steeplechase dominance by Reemus Fernando Dominating any sport for a long time is not an easy task. It takes commitment and a...
