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US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the...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...
During the Yahapalanya Government, Sri Lanka suffered multiple scandals involving both the public and private sectors with colourful individuals playing their roles to perfection in the...
Prof. Peiris stresses a point during the discussion (Pic courtesy Education Ministry) Having assumed office, Professor G. L. Peiris, Minister of Education on Monday (17) discussed...
The Edtiorial in The Island newspaper of 17th August was brilliant and all animal lovers should present the Editor with a massive bouquet. Yes indeed the auctioning...
Two come from Welikada and B’caloa prisons to take oaths tomorrow … Chandrakanthan second ex-LTTE cadre to become lawmaker by Shamindra Ferdinando Among those scheduled to...
Wednesday 19th August, 2020 Why Sri Lanka’s efforts to eliminate the drug menace have not yielded the desired results, all these years, is clear. Some corrupt...
SLSCA to go ahead with Tier ‘A’, ‘B’ plan by Reemus Fernando The Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association is compelled to cancel promotions and demotions and...
Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris and ASP Meril Ranjan Lamahewa arriving at the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court, where the case against 13 Police Narcotics Bureau officers...
UNP leader Wickremesinghe with civil society activist Saman Rathnapriya while Ven. Dambara Amila thera and MP A.H.M. Fowzie look on, at a candlelight vigil held at...
Reviewed by Lochana Liyanage This eponymous novel by Seneka Abeyratne (published Dr. Cicero Books, New York, in 2017) is a fast-paced narrative which relates the life...
by Cyril Wimalasurendre Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Kandy and Matale Division D.R.L. Ranaweera has been promoted to the rank of Senior Deputy Inspector General...
German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka Chief Delegate Andreas Hergenrother (Pic by Nishendra Silva) German companies in discussion regarding potential upcoming investments here by Sanath...
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...
