A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ruled that all the benched players are not allowed to...
Why did David Miller refuse a single off the penultimate delivery with Delhi Capitals needing 2 off 2? It’ll be...
Illustrious older brother of Ceylon’s first Prime Minister, D. S. Senanayake, F. R. Senanayake was born on the 22nd of October, 1882. As a matter of...
sharing some thoughts By Charles Ponnuthurai Sarvan (Germany) What follows was prompted by Mr Kandappah Appu’s article titled ‘My friend Palitha’ in the Island, 19 June...
The National Trust – Sri Lanka Monthly Lecture Series No- 129 October 29, 2020 By Prof. Gamini Keerawella I am extremely thankful to Mr. Kanag-Isvaran, Chairman,...
Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC will offer its growing base of credit cardholders an attractive cashback of Rs. 200 for each order on...
Bandula Perera, General Manager Operations (Maliban Biscuits) and Chief Operating Officer (Milk and Agri). In an effort to assist in the sustenance and support of small...
The broadband revenue of the Group surged significantly over the same period last year underpinned by the increase of FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) footprints across the country by...
Dr. Janaka Ratnasiri has, in his recent article in The Island, has asked the question: ‘Will CEB make an effort’, meaning whether CEB will keep to...
DFCC Bank CEO Lakshman Silva was elected chairman of the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association at the recently concluded Annual General Meeting of the SLBA held in...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CBSL expects Sri Lanka’s growth to contract by 1.7 percent in 2020. This prediction is far more optimistic than similar projections made...
By Lynn Ockersz They stare you out of countenance – These sprouting ‘For Rent or Lease’ notices, Along COVID stalked streets now stonily silent, Where bustling...
A government proposal for appointing former Chief Justice Mohan Peiris as the new Sri Lankan Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Headquarters in New...
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has named the 18 members appointed to the Committee on Public Finance to serve the 1st session of the 9th Parliament. Accordingly Ministers...
