The ongoing West Asia war, triggered by joint Israel-US attack on Iran on 28 Februar, has benefited the China-run Hambantota...
A three-day “study visit” by the subject Minister to the Norochcholai coal power plant has triggered concern among power sector...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Mohammed Shami’s miserly 2 for 9 and Rishabh Pant’s uncharacteristic half-century helped Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] open their account in...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 05 April 2026, valid...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 April 2026, valid...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) operates in a world where information travels at the speed of light, where fortunes are made and lost in milliseconds, and...
Wednesday 8th October, 2025 The JVP-led NPP government has a proclivity for locking horns with trade unions although it pledged to champion workers’ rights during its...
The Army’s transformation from largely a ceremonial role to a fighting force cannot be examined without taking into consideration the ongoing controversy over the alleged involvement...
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala yesterday told Parliament that the government remained committed to protecting the former Presidents, despite the repeal of the Former Presidents’...
The World After Gaza by Pankkaj Mishra (Fern Press, London) 2025 (First part of this article appeared in The Island yesterday.) In its early years Israel...
Elias Nyaga Muthani and Caroline Cherono made it a Kenyan double as Sri Lankan runners secured the rest of the podium places at the Colombo Marathon...
A media conference for the forthcoming Colombo Motor Show 2025 to be held from 21st to 23rd November 2025 was held at Galadari Ballroom on September...
The Supreme Court yesterday (07) rejected an appeal filed by G.G. Amarasiri, aka Julampitiye Amare, against the death sentence imposed on him following a conviction for...
In every age of human history, technology has reshaped the way people live, work, and understand themselves. The printing press democratised knowledge, the steam engine transformed...
Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday told Parliament that Sri Lanka was currently facing a shortage of dialysis needles, attributing the issue to...
Power and Energy Minister Eng. Kumara Jayakody reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to expanding renewable energy generation, calling it not just an environmental goal but a...
Sadness hovers over departure lounges, As breadwinners scurry for waiting flights, Leaving anxious-eyed kids and spouses, Hoping from now on to be above want, But there’s...
