China and Sri Lanka have intensified joint law enforcement efforts to combat cross-border online gambling and telecom fraud, crimes that...
An assistant manager and a security officer, attached to a state bank branch in Horana, have been arrested in connection...
After a 16-wicket opening day of the English Test summer, a further 17 fell on the second on an up-and-down...
A first ODI win in the West Indies since 2013 and more importantly, a winning start to Gary Kirsten’s tenure...
Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of...
Iran’s World Cup football players have been granted visas to enter the United States, according to a White House official,...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasooriya in her Environment Day message said that the environment is the foundation of our livelihood...
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were ordered to shelter in an attached spacecraft after the structure suddenly started...
Qualifier Maja Chwalinska is one win away from a fairytale French Open triumph after setting up a final showdown with...
Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the...
Shreyas Iyer is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set for his maiden call-up,...
Pakistan edged home in a low-scoring tussle to secure their third straight ODI series win against Australia. They batted with...
The leading cement manufacturer in the country, INSEE Cement Sri Lanka signed a landmark agreement with the State Engineering Corporation (SEC) to purchase dolomite, which is...
‘Independence and sovereignty won’t be compromised in foreign relations’ Pointing out that China had assisted in the development of Sri Lanka’s infrastructure since the end of...
The monthly meeting of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) would be held today despite any objections raised, Colombo Mayor, Rosy Senanayake told the media yesterday. This...
…Pompeo blames Easter Sunday attacks on ISIS Referring to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s inaugural speech in Anuradhapura in last November, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo yesterday...
By Ifham Nizam The Water Board would not disconnect the water supply of consumers who lived in quarantined areas and had not settled their bills, Water...
By Dr. Rohan H. Wickramasinghe It was most welcome to read in The Island of 22 October that the Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation of...
By PRIYAL De SILVA Retd. General Manager, Sri Lanka Railways and Past President Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka I personally appreciate the queries, clarifications and various...
DFCC Bank PLC entered into a Rs 9 billion revolving financing arrangement for the Havelock City commercial development, comprising a 50 storey office tower and a...
Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana yesterday said the registration number of all buses had to be displayed inside them so that commuters could take them down....
Thursday 29th October, 2020 Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera, PC, deserves public plaudits for having directed the police to find out how an explosive transmission...
Visiting US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper (left) and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Mohammed Azam Mohammed Mubarak and Mohammed Hastun, who blew themselves up inside the Kingsbury Hotel and at the Katuwapitiya Church respectively. On April...
