Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa has called for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to investigate the...
A land distribution programme benefiting families displaced by disaster in the Kandy District was held on April 24 at the...
United States President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired...
Twelve days after defeating Rajasthan Royals [RR] by nullifying Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] defeated them in spite of an...
Punjab Kings (PBKS) overpowered Delhi Capitals (DC) and pulled off the highest successful T20 chase in an IPL bash where...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 25 April 2026, valid...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 12.00 noon 25 April 2026 valid...
An exhibition of clean hitting by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal ensured Sai Sudarshan’s measured 100 off 58 balls ended...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 24 April 2026, valid...
Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington...
Playing the first IPL El Clasico of their career, Chennai Super King’s Sanju Samson (101 not out) and Akeal Hosein...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations...
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon STF Commandos arrested three suspects along with a stock of 128 bundles of forged currency notes of Rs. 5,000 denomination on Monday...
LAUGFS Holdings Limited, one of Sri Lanka’s largest diversified business conglomerates, celebrates 25 years in business. Its inception was Gas Auto Lanka, a revolutionary business that...
By Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya It is too early to come to conclusions on what caused the first event towards the blackout on Tuesday afternoon, why that...
By Ifham Nizam Continued from last Thursday The Island: How do you view the Green Climate Fund? Prof: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is an international climate...
From left: Athula Ranasinghe (Project Manager, PHINLA – Sevanatha UC) Sivamangai Ramanathan (chairman, Chavakatchcheri Urban Council), Chandrapala Madurapperuma (Chairman, Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha), Dr Dhanan Senathirajah (National...
(File) Harin Fernando greets Steve Richardson, an investigator from the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit. The International Cricket Council has commended the efforts of former Sports...
Susantha Ratnayake, chairman, BOI formally presents the Certificate of Registration to Sithara Hafeel, CEO HTCey Aqua Culture The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has signed...
by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, (Retired from Sri Lanka Navy) Former Chief of Defence Staff Fifteen years ago, I was commanding SLNS Sauyra, the flagship of...
by Jehan Perera Much is hoped for from the new government which triumphed with an unprecedented 2/3 majority. The fate of the country at this critical...
American singer Trini Lopez died, last Tuesday, in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 83, after contracting coronavirus. The pop sensation – who starred in...
An all pervasive sense of jubilation and celebration prevailed recently at the Hameedia Group’s training room at Borupana in Ratmalana as members of the staff gathered...
A smiling Sabry holds his mother after addressing the media at the Justice Ministry (pic by Shamindra Ferdinando) By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC,...
