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...
File photo of people wading through flood water in a Colombo suburb Half of world’s oceans already affected by climate change The world’s oceans have turned...
Gamini Wimalasuriya’s above titled story in The Island of 24 August reminds me of childhood days at my home town Nawalapitiya. Our house was a mile...
this Saturday, August 29th ARISE SRI LANKA is not just another fundraiser – the kind that we see popping up regularly in the showbiz scene here.It’s...
By Shyam Nuwan Ganewatte The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing incidents of political victimisation yesterday issued notices on former Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne and Samagi...
By Ifham Nizam A team of Lankan scientists has decided to name a newly discovered a skink species from the central hills of the country after...
by Sujeewa Thathsara Nineteen mobile phones were found during a special raid at the Colombo Remand Prison yesterday.The Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya said the...
From left: Kasun Withanaarachchi – Assistant Manager – Ideamart Operations, Dialog Axiata PLC, Viranga Seneviratne – General Manager – IdeaMart, Dialog Axiata PLC, Anthony Rodrigo –...
Singer Fashion Academy has called for new enrollments to its Certificate in Fashion Designing – a highly sought-after qualification in Sri Lanka’s Fashion industry, a qualification...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana A car pulls up at the entrance to Parliament. There is no guard of honour or gun salute, and the only sound...
Former Speaker and UNP stalwart Karu Jayasuriya yesterday said he was ready to lead the UNP. In a statement issued to media, Jayasuriya said that he...
Kerrigan La-Brooy, the Sri Lankan-born singer/songwriter, now a citizen of Australia, continues to make a lasting impression on music charts, all over the world. His first...
Yoshitha threatens legal action Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent a letter of demand to environmentalist Sajeewa Chamikara seeking Rs. 500 million...
