Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday raised concerns over the recent suspension of Parliament’s Deputy Secretary General and Chief...
The 78th Independence Day celebrations in the Central Province are scheduled to be held today from 8:00 AM at the...
Seven million people’s cancer could be prevented each year, according to the first global analysis. A report by World Health...
Spain has become the latest European country to make plans to ban social media for children under the age of...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayaike in his Independence Day message called upon all Sri Lankans to join hands in unity, determination...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her Indepencence Day message invited all Sri Lankans to stand united with renewed confidence...
Only five players had scored hundreds in U19 World Cup semifinals before England captain Thomas Rew and his Australian counterpart...
An explosive opening stand from Lizelle Lee and Shafali Verma combined with an excellent bowling effort from Chinelle Henry propelled...
Will Jacks led the way before Jacob Bethell sealed the deal with a career-best haul of 4 for 11, as...
The authorities in Puntland, a semi‑autonomous region of Somalia, have executed a woman convicted of murdering a 14‑year‑old girl, in...
The final over of the day’s play in multi-day cricket, including potentially in Tests, will not end if there is...
England won the toss and elected to bat first in the 3rd T20I in Pallekelle. Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil...
DOES HE NOT WANT TO BE PREZ ANY MORE . . . by Selvam Canagaratna “The efforts which we make to escape from our destiny only...
by Dr. P. G. Punchihewa “It’s an old and common saying: The coconut tree affords meat, drinks and cloth, true. I’ll also like to add –...
The United States has given Sri Lanka enough mechanical ventilators to boost the island’s pre-Coronavirus intensive care bed facilities by around 40 percent, according to publicly...
June 12, 2020, has so far been the worst day of my life. No sooner, I woke up to a normal working day, to receive a...
By Akitha Perera The Samagi Jana Balawegaya was planning to move the Supreme Court against the 20th Amendment (20A) ‘to safeguard the mechanisms introduced by the 19th Amendment...
Duvindu Tillakaratne has the unique distinction of representing both S. Thomas’ and Trinity in school cricket. One of the rising stars in domestic cricket Duvindu Sachin...
Thinking Out of the Box is the catchline of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He gave this advice to the banking sector in May this year, and to...
It is with mounting fury that I have just read P. Abeysinghe Mallawaratchchi’s letter (‘The Island’ 3rd Sept.) in which he makes the most astounding statements...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasized that cultivators of minor crops, including turmeric and pepper, should be protected by ensuring stable prices for them. The importation of turmeric...
Reviewed by Capt Elmo Jayawardena Elmojay1@gmail.com The author Praveen Jayamanna was only 15 years old when he published ‘The Double Doorway’. That is just the beginning....
Are they distinct possibilities? The headline of this article appeared with a different column yesterday due to a technical problem. We apologise to our readers for...
LAUGFS Gas PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s most trusted pioneers in providing innovative and convenient LPG solutions, has recently revealed its latest campaign: ‘Hasaralla Mawana Nil...
