Environment Minister Dammika Patabedi said yesterday he had ordered an inquiry into the withdrawal of China-based Amber Adventures (Private) Ltd.,...
Balangoda Kassapa Thero, held in Trincomalee remand prison over alleged violations of the Coastal Conservation Act, reportedly refused meals yesterday...
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...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has removed Nazmul Islam as chairman of the board’s finance committee, following the CWAB’s player boycott...
A crane collapse has killed two people on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, one day after a falling crane...
India has shut down a medical college in Indian-administered Kashmir in an apparent capitulation to protests by right-wing Hindu groups...
Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition in parliament, Pritam Singh, has been stripped of his title by the prime minister following...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued a show cause notice to its director M Nazmul Islam over his “objectionable comments”...
Sadio Mane fired Senegal into the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over seven-time winners...
United States President Donald Trump has said he has received assurances that the killings of anti-government protesters in Iran have...
By Dr. Ranil Senanayake On the 4th of April, 2019 Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, made a statement in Parliament pointing to a new area of possible...
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon STF Commandos arrested three suspects along with a stock of 128 bundles of forged currency notes of Rs. 5,000 denomination on Monday...
LAUGFS Holdings Limited, one of Sri Lanka’s largest diversified business conglomerates, celebrates 25 years in business. Its inception was Gas Auto Lanka, a revolutionary business that...
By Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya It is too early to come to conclusions on what caused the first event towards the blackout on Tuesday afternoon, why that...
By Ifham Nizam Continued from last Thursday The Island: How do you view the Green Climate Fund? Prof: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is an international climate...
From left: Athula Ranasinghe (Project Manager, PHINLA – Sevanatha UC) Sivamangai Ramanathan (chairman, Chavakatchcheri Urban Council), Chandrapala Madurapperuma (Chairman, Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha), Dr Dhanan Senathirajah (National...
(File) Harin Fernando greets Steve Richardson, an investigator from the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit. The International Cricket Council has commended the efforts of former Sports...
Susantha Ratnayake, chairman, BOI formally presents the Certificate of Registration to Sithara Hafeel, CEO HTCey Aqua Culture The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has signed...
by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, (Retired from Sri Lanka Navy) Former Chief of Defence Staff Fifteen years ago, I was commanding SLNS Sauyra, the flagship of...
by Jehan Perera Much is hoped for from the new government which triumphed with an unprecedented 2/3 majority. The fate of the country at this critical...
American singer Trini Lopez died, last Tuesday, in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 83, after contracting coronavirus. The pop sensation – who starred in...
An all pervasive sense of jubilation and celebration prevailed recently at the Hameedia Group’s training room at Borupana in Ratmalana as members of the staff gathered...
