China has declared that China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) will not proceed with the USD 3.7 bn Hambantota oil...
The Sri Lanka Association of Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries (SLADA) has written to the Secretary to the President...
President of the Maldives, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, who is on a State Visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of...
For years, India’s West Bengal state was the great exception to Narendra Modi’s political advance. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
The top half of the IPL 2026 points table is an utter logjam.Punjab Kings (PBKS), unbeaten through their first seven...
Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine thrived on a slower-than-usual Hyderabad pitch to halt Sunrisers Hyderabad’s five-match winning streak in IPL...
Peshawar Zalmi were crowned PSL 2026 champions as they routed Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets on the back of Aaron...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 May 2026, valid...
At the invitation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday (03) afternoon...
The Pakistan Super League will have a popular winner this season. It is either Peshawar Zalmi and their adored leader...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 02 May 2026, valid...
Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, according to multiple Somali security officials that spoke...
United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to call off a mutual escalation in their countries’ trade war, lowering the temperature...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 31 OCTOBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 October 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
The National Audit Office has revealed that doctors who have left the public service without settling their dues owe the state more than Rs. 1,277 million. According...
Launch of national anti-narcotics drive President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday warned police and military officers involved in narcotics deals to leave the service immediately. No such...
… one in every four Sri Lankans expected to be aged 60 or above by 2040 Sri Lanka has been identified as one of the Asian...
Police had arrested 796 individuals in operations conducted across the country on Wednesday (29), Police Media Spokesperson F.U. Wootler told The Island. He also said a total...
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has announced that it will launch a countrywide trade union action today (31) in protest against what it calls the arbitrary transfer...
Two suspects have been arrested in Divulapitiya for attempting to sell two Triton’s Trumpet conch shells valued at Rs. 60 million. Officials from the Western Regional...
The long-running case over journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda’s abduction and disappearance, was adjourned until 05 Decembe by the Colombo High Court’s Special Bench, presided over by Judge...
Friday 31st October, 2025 The government yesterday launched a campaign, Nation United – National Drive, to rid the country of the drug menace. There is no...
In the lush green heart of Sri Lanka’s wet zone, where the songs of cicadas mingle with the distant rush of waterfalls, a remarkable story of...
Korea’s National Forensic Service (NFS) has concluded a four-year initiative aimed at enhancing Sri Lanka’s forensic drug analysis capacity, under the project titled “Strengthen Capacity Building...
