The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has directed owners of large-scale rooftop solar systems to temporarily disconnect their installations for a...
The cost of preparing a traditional kevili table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has risen by 7 per...
Sanju Samson’s first century for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set up the team’s first win in IPL 2026 and their...
Punjab Kings trumped Sunrisers Hyderabad in a battle of explosive top orders, chasing down 220 with more than an an...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 3.30 p.m. on 11 April 2026, valid for...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
On Tuesday, from a balcony in Lima’s historic San Martin Square, Ricardo Belmont — who, at 80, is Peru’s oldest...
Vaibhav Sooriyavanshi equalled his own record for the fastest half-century, off 15 balls, in a six-fest on a flat Guwahati...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
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...
Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association Chairman Rehan Lakhani Urges general public to be more compassionate and respectful The Chairman and the Executive Committee of the...
China’s Yang Jiechi and President Rajapaksa When a recent top level Chinese delegation came here, they had a touching message for Sri Lanka. The message was.....
With Covid-19 forcing me to stay at home my mind roams around what I read in “The Island” and hear on TV. And questions arise frequently,...
The number of worldwide COVID-19 deaths had risen to 1,117,641 by Monday. There is no sign of a vaccine being found to permanently control it. It...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, October 18: India’s elite National Security Guard (NSG) has trained a group of personnel who protect Sri...
For two years Ambepitiya had the rare privilege of having sprint king Usain Bolt and his closest contender to world titles Yohan Blake as his training...
The government had decided to introduce three changes to the proposed 20th amendment to the constitution, Minister of Industries, Wimal Weerawansa said yesterday in Colombo. “During...
By Sumith Tennakoon Senior Manager, Air Traffic Control The aviation industry and profession Air Traffic Control (ATC) is battered by the global pandemic COVID-19 all over...
‘Origin of current Covid-19 wave’, and ‘Mystery of latest Covid-19 cluster and its origins’ are the titles of two articles published in The Island newspaper of...
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa hailed the election of Vanushi Walters to the New Zealand Parliament. She is the first Sri Lankan-born...
Tuesday 20th October, 2020 The police finally arrested All Ceylon Makkal Congress Leader and SJB MP Rishad Bathiudeen, wanted for allegedly misusing public funds. He was...
Prof. Peiris addressing KDU conference recently (pic courtesy Education Ministry Reconciliation cannot be achieved at the expense of the majority community Education Minister Prof. G.L....
