Sri Lanka has recorded 1,069 dengue cases, within a 24-hour period, marking the first time daily infections have exceeded 1,000,...
The Parliamentary Climate Forum has drawn attention to the growing challenges faced in protecting Sri Lanka’s marine biodiversity and amphibian...
Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history as the captain struck twice to give Argentina a 2-0...
Kylian Mbappe scored his second brace of the tournament, and France eased to a 3-0 victory over Iraq in the...
The United States has partially lifted sanctions on Iranian oil exports following “encouraging” talks over ending their conflict. The US...
Women having to choose between motherhood and representing their country should become entirely a thing of the past after the...
Chamari Athapaththu has said she feels like “a failure as a captain” after Sri Lanka’s defeat to West Indies in...
British Prime Minister KeirStarmer has resigned in a televised statement after coming under mounting pressure from his own Labour Party....
A discussion aimed at identifying swift solutions to the challenges facing Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, with a view to strengthening...
More than half of France’s regions are under a red heat alert, as the country braces for sweltering temperatures in...
Australian police have seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine – the country’s largest ever such bust – from an underground bunker...
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of the tournament as part of a second-half flurry to deliver Egypt...
By Dr Laksiri Fernando The 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council started on 22 February morning with obvious hiccups. The Office, to mean the...
Believe me, seeing certain videos, on social media, depicting action, on the dance floor, at some of these entertainment venues, got me wondering whether this Coronavirus...
Dr. Senarath Paranavitana, the first Sri Lankan Commissioner of Archaeology, was one of the world’s foremost Archaeologists, who was famous for his discovery and interpretation of...
(This article by The Island’s respected cricket columnist Rohan Wijeyaratne first appeared in these pages 16 years ago; on the 11th of June 2005. As World...
Nimal Lanza, State Minister for Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure said that it is planned to construct a house and business premises adjacent to one of...
In the backdrop of an extremely challenging environment, Seylan Bank recorded a Profit After Tax (PAT) of LKR 3Bn for the year ended 31 December 2020....
Community Physicians warn of catastrophe Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, President of the College of Community Physicians yesterday (24) strongly criticised the sudden and unilateral government decision to...
Trade Finance and Investments PLC (TFI), a well-established financial service provider in Sri Lanka for over 35 years, has been amalgamated into one of Sri Lanka’s...
By Tharishi Hewavithanagamage With the unrelenting global pandemic, films and television shows have become saving graces in 2020, although many shows have had production and broadcast...
By Chitra Weerarathne Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah and his wife Maran Califa yesterday withdrew the writ application they had filed in the Court of Appeal against the...
Former head of the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) Saliya Pieris, PC, yesterday won the BASL presidency with an overwhelming majority. Pieris succeeded Kalinga Indatissa, PC....
By Ifham Nizam The Environment Ministry has decided to take action against those responsible for destroying 1,000 mangrove saplings at the Anawilundawa recently. A senior Ministry...
