By Shamindra Ferdinando The absence of Agriculture Minister Lal Kantha and his Deputy Namal Karunaratne at the NPP’s farmers’ rally...
A demonstration was held in Jaffna on Sunday (14) demanding an international investigation into the Chemmani mass grave, which protesters...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to provide...
The 8th Asian Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the 3rd Joint Asian and South-East Asian Regional...
The Energy Centre of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has planned to conduct a training workshop under...
Nairobi and Munich have been selected to host the 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships, respectively, following one of the...
Pakistan were deducted 11 points in the World Test Championship and their players docked 50 percent of the match fees...
In flashing bright neon the warning signs are there, clear for all to see. And if you’re of Sri Lankan...
The “Mehewara Pasasum” programme to recognise Divisional Secretariats in the Eastern Province that demonstrated the highest level of performance in...
A commanding opening stand between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana, followed by an excellent overall bowling effort, gave India their...
Rumesh Tharanga outsmarted a strong field including his closest rivals this season, Anderson Peters and Julian Webber to clinch...
The head of AI company Anthropic has called for the pace of development of artificial intelligence models to slow down...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been investing his political capital in going to the public to explain some of the most politically sensitive and controversial issues....
Three former champions had already been given a fright by cricket’s minnows at this T20 World Cup, but Pakistan, India and England all wriggled off the...
Dialog Axiata PLC announced, Friday 6th February 2026, its consolidated financial results (Reviewed) for the year ended 31st December 2025. Financial results included those of Dialog...
Tuesday 10th February, 2026 The Opposition has accused the government of seeking to exploit the impact of Cyclone Ditwah to postpone the much-delayed Provincial Council (PC)...
The Central Bank Governor’s recent remarks projecting 4–5 percent growth in 2026 and highlighting improving reserves, lower inflation, and financial stability have been widely welcomed. After...
I have read a newspaper report that the Special Task Force of Sri Lanka Police, with help of Military Intelligence, recovered three buried yet well-preserved 84mm...
Of the six fallen elephants found in the Madhu jungles over the weekend, two died, police said. Sources said that though Wildlife personnel treated them, two...
The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) has applauded the consensus reached on the appointment of a new Auditor General. The following is the text of...
Yes, get ready to vibe with Yellow Beatz, Sri Lanka’s awesome girl group, keen to take Sri Lankan music to the world with a style similar...
In probably the most remarkable batting performance of the season, Mahinda amassed a mammoth first innings total of 507 for seven wickets declared against Nalanda as...
Ceylinco Life has announced the launch of the 25th consecutive edition of its flagship Pranama Scholarships programme, marking a significant milestone in the company’s long-standing commitment...
Last Tuesday, 03rd January, I had a morning call from Piyal Perera, of the Gypsies, thanking The Island newspaper for the article ‘Gypsies … flying high.’...
