Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Punjab are the Kings of 200 plus chases in the IPL. They’d done it eight times before Friday night, and...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 April 2026, valid...
From left: Fabrice Cavallin, Managing Director – Nestlé Lanka PLC receives the award from Arundika Fernando, State Minister – Ministry of Plantations; Dr. Ramesh Pathirana –...
By Chitra Weerarathna The Supreme Court on August 9 re-fixed for support on November 26, the fundamental rights violation petitions filed by Muslims and Christians protesting...
(L-R) Assistant GM Asanga Rathnayake, Director/GM T K Senavirathna, and Assistant Brand Manager Amal Iddamalgoda accepting the ISO certificate from SLSI With a growing reputation as...
By Saman Indrajith The government would enter into swap arrangements with regard to investment that should flow in through Treasury bills and treasury bonds, Capital Markets...
My mother, who is remembered by friends and family alike as the world’s most buoyant and caring person, spent the last few months of her life...
There is a clear duality in the prime minister’s decision on a ban on cattle slaughter. The cattle are slaughtered for the purpose of beef consumption....
We in Sri Lanka were twice blessed in the past with statesmen leaders. Statesmen have a clearly defined vision for their country and constituents and he...
By SNA chubsna@gmail.com A non-scientist studies Nature but with determinants of diverse sorts, personal prejudices, religious beliefs or even illiteracy. A scientist explores and quantifies natural...
Not a political decision says co-cabinet spokesman By Shamindra Ferdinando Co-cabinet spokesperson, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila told post-cabinet media briefing on Thursday (10) at the Information...
‘We have no suspicions whatsoever’ Family members of The Island Deputy Editor Zacky Jabbar, who died recently, say they have no suspicions whatsoever of his untimely...
IBM outlined a comprehensive strategy for Sri Lanka driven by Hybrid Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), underpinned by Cybersecurity at a virtual round-table meeting. As organisations...
By Uditha Devapriya The faintest smile lit up her face. As her eyes widened, she seemed almost at ease. Then she leapt to the past, letting...
