The government, under heavy Opposition fire over inclusion of a sex website in the Grade 6 English module, as well...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (13) vowed to go ahead with his government’s agenda, regardless of the destruction caused by...
Ali Khan the USA fast bowler of Pakistan origin, has claimed in a caption to a story on Instagram that...
At least 28 people have been killed after a construction crane fell on top of a moving train carriage at...
United States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials and has told protesters to “take...
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten 71 off 43 balls powered Mumbai Indians (MI) to a seven-wicket win over Gujarat Giants [GG],...
There will be no auction for this year’s Lanka Premier League, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced, with a player draft...
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White...
In terms of the provisions of the Establishments Code on payment of festival advance to government officers, there’s a possibility...
The drafting of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy has commenced with the objective of equitable distribution of the benefits...
Australia captain Alyssa Healy will retire from all forms of cricket following the upcoming series against India. The 35-year-old wicket-keeper...
About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia’s landmark social media ban for kids. In...
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the winner-takes-all third and final Twenty20 International against Bangladesh at R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday, ringing...
In a call to action for solar cooperation across Asia and the Pacific, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said the 21st century must be...
Judicial Medical Officer Dr. Pranavan Sellaiya informed the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (15) that the next phase of excavations at the Chemmani-Siththupattu cemetery mass grave...
Thursday 17th July, 2025 The Court of Appeal (CA) has dismissed a petition, in limine, which sought an injunction to prevent Western Province Local Government Commissioner...
Fast-breaking developments in US-Russia relations and US-Ukraine ties could very well be pointing to the wasting war in the Ukraine theatre currently approaching a dangerous tipping...
A superb unbeaten century from Nuwanidu Fernando helped Sri Lanka A secure a hard-fought draw against Australia A in the first four-day match in Darwin, as...
Apropos front-page news item, headlined “Fresh ragging at Eastern Uni. results in violent clashes” in the 16 July edition of The Island, the Registrar Eastern University,...
An appreciation So said my son-in-law Captain Suraj Weerasekera on the day that his father died, three years ago, when I condoled with him on that...
Kalutara Zonal Schools Athletics Championship Sprinter Lochana de Silva of Holy Cross College, Kalutara and Adithya Fernando of Sri Sumangala Balika, Panadura were adjudged the best...
I’m sure the whole of Sri Lanka is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan, due in Colombo, next month, for...
The Navy intercepted three dinghies for smuggling 1,349,640 prescription drugs, during a search operation conducted in the Wellamundalama sea area, Kalpitiya, on 14 July. The operation...
The Pathfinder Foundation hosted Julie Chung, Ambassador of the United States of America, at its headquarters, “Riverpoint” in Peliyagoda. Ambassador Chung was accompanied by Deputy Chief...
