Former Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing concerns over the proposed abolition of...
Five suspects, including former Minister Johnston Fernando and his two sons, who were arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division...
A Sri Lankan innings that never really got going eventually parked itself at middling total of 219, as they were...
It is now official: Scotland have replaced Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2026 starting in India and Sri Lanka...
At least seven people have died and more than 80 others are missing after a landslide hit Indonesia’s West Java...
Ukraine has condemned a fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight which killed one person and injured 23 others, as talks...
Sri Lanka elected to bat first in the second ODI against England at the R Premadasa International Stadium Sri Lanka:...
Bangladesh cruised to a seven wicket victory to close out their group stage, with a three-for from Iqbal Hossain Emon,...
A five-wicket haul from Will Byrom helped Australia top Group A of the Under 19 men’s World Cup after they...
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the...
Two people have died and several are feared buried after landslides in New Zealand’s North Island. The deaths were reported...
Following a difficult Ashes tour, what is left of Bazball ran into an old-fashioned spin-bowling choke in Colombo. There were...
Java Lane will meet Defenders FC in the first quarter-final of the Vantage President’s Cup football tournament on Sunday. Blue Eagles SC will meet New Star...
By Saman Indrajith Senior southern politician Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena was unanimously appointed as the 26th Speaker of Parliament of Sri Lanka yesterday.Abeywardena entered Parliament in 1983...
CEAT Kelani Holdings has announced that in response to the government’s policies to develop domestic industry, it has stepped up capacity utilisation across all its manufacturing...
The recent auction of dogs from the police kennels in Kandy should put to shame the entire Police Service. The Island editorial of the 17th August 2020...
Some ambiguities, conflicts and barriers By Dr. Janaka Ratnasiri Continued from Yesterday OPTIONS FOR MEETING THE PRESIDENT’S TARGET The obvious choice for meeting the President’s target...
It’s been 36 years since Sri Lanka played their inaugural Test match in England. The game has many highlights from Sidath Wettimuny’s classy 190 to Amal...
Bringing audiences a memorable experience of Sri Lankan music, Dream Music Fest powered by Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, will make its debut...
Those citizens of this country with even a mite of brain power and use it, will agree that this new government should NOT issue MPs duty...
By Saman Indrajith The Ninth Parliament of Sri Lanka got off to a smooth start yesterday with the election of a new Speaker and the swearing...
Head table from left, Waruna Algama, Sarah Twigg, Dr, Sulochana Segera, Shiromal Cooray and Danielle Cohen Pic by Dharmasena Welipitiya By Steve A. Morrell Women in...
By Ifham Nizam Minister of Power Dullas Alahapperuma yesterday asked for Special Task Force (STF) protection for the System Control Centre of the Ceylon Electricity Board...
Representatives of four leading bodies associated with seafaring assignments and maritime services in Lankan seas, Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA), Colombo Logistics, Avant Garde and...
