The Auditor General has warned that delays in coal procurement and continued reliance on suppliers of questionable standards could disrupt...
In the wake of the National Development Bank (NDB) PLC having to publicly acknowledge a loss of as much as...
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...
Greece has announced plans to ban access to social media for under-15s, becoming the latest European country to restrict children’s...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 4.30 p.m. on 08 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat...
Heavy rain in Guwahati delayed the start of the match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) by more...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 07 April 2026, valid...
Saturday 5th September, 2020 The 20th Amendment (20A) bill is now in the public domain. The Attorney General is of the view that it requires only...
* Constitutional Council to be abolished * No provision for civil society members * Dual citizens can enter parliament * A person aged 30 can run...
by Rienzie Wijetilleke and Kusum Wijetilleke rienzietwij@gmail.com Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s recent comments regarding racial and religious politics were most timely. In a climate where religious...
Samagi Jana Balavegaya lawmaker Mijibur Rahman yesterday (3) told The Island that the 20th Amendment sought to take the country back to 2015. The Colombo District...
May I draw your attention to your recent editorial on the election to Parliament of convicts. In a country where the leaders treat the laws with...
Text and pic by Steve A. Morrell The Land Rover Defender, or the ‘new’ LR Defender, was launched in Sri Lanka recently. It’s quite a new...
Govt. defends emergency coal purchases By Shamindra Feddinando Co-cabinet spokesman and Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila yesterday (3) told the post-cabinet media briefing at the Information Department...
Calls for cancelling some appointments President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (2) declared that he wouldn’t cancel recently made appointments under any circumstances. Since the change of government...
Open letter to IGP, Traffic DIG, Kollupitiya Traffic OIC Having worked as a road building engineer in Europe and the US for more than 30 years,...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, September 2: Rahul Gandhi, former President of India’s opposition Congress Party, on Wednesday listed six “Modi-made disasters”....
Welcoming a newborn baby to your family is one of life’s greatest pleasures. All parents want nothing but the best for their children and bringing a...
One of cricket’s best entertainers Shahid Afridi has signed to play the inaugural Lanka Premier League and will be captaining the Galle franchise. The franchise has...
