Police have stepped up their crackdown on organised crime, after securing Interpol Red Notices for 95 suspects believed to be hiding...
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), Udaya Gammanpila, yesterday launched a scathing attack on outgoing United States Ambassador to...
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...
Half-centuries from Faisal Shinozada, Khalid Ahmadzai and Uzairullah Niazai along with a combined bowling effort helped Afghanistan stun South Africa...
Royal Challengers Begaluru [RCB] completed a hat-trick of wins thanks to a 105-run stand between Richa Ghosh and Radha Yadav...
A court in South Korea has sentenced the country’s former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to five years in jail after...
West Indies kickstarted their campaign at the 2026 Men’s U19 World Cup with a drubbing of Tanzania for the first...
Five-time champions India began their 2026 Men’s Under-19 World Cup campaign with a six wicket win (via DLS) over United...
A fired-up UP Warriorz (UPW) side breathed some life into their WPL 2026 campaign by earning their first points of...
36th Anniversary of Sri Lanka’s first ever Test match at Lord’s – Part 3 by Rohan Wijeyaratna The story of this match will serve as a...
A ceremony was held at the Sri Lanka Scouts Headquarters on Friday to mark the centenary of the 1920 World Scout Jamboree in London, introduction of...
Self proclaimed ‘Pseudo constitutional experts’ acted childishly when they prescribed an ‘election commission’ of three members, and in their misplaced wisdom prescribed a ‘quorate of THREE’...
From RAJA WAIDYASEKERA, Tissamaharama special corr Matara district MP and Chairman Matara District development committee, Nipuna Ranawaka, addressing a press conference in Matara said that not...
by Saman Indrajith Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani (TMTK) Jaffna District MP CV Wigneswaran told Parliament on Friday that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s policy statement proposed a government...
Among the interesting articles on diverse subjects in The Island of Saturday 22 August 2020 was a fascinating contribution on the history of the Scout Movement...
Classic Travel, the IATA accredited subsidiary of Expolanka Holdings PLC, entered into a strategic partnership with leading digital healthcare solutions provider and Dialog-backed MyDoctor in a...
By JUSTIN KEPPETIYAGAMA Jdkgama02@gmail.com Before the general election held on August 5, speaking at a series of election rallies Former Prime Minister and the leader of...
by Saman Indrajith The current government was sensitive to the issues faced by the public and that was why the people had elected it, State Minister...
By Norman Palihawadana Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday told The Island that he would hand over the report on the recent countrywide power failure to the...
Disappearance of AJBP Gen. Secy. Former MP and a member of the Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya (AJBP) Ven. Aturaliye Rathana Thera yesterday didn’t turn up at...
BY Hemantha Randunu Officers attached to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) yesterday foiled an attempt by four underworld members including Gamage Saranga Pradeep alias Welle Saranga...
