Flawed, poorly planned and rushed education reforms could widen inequalities between urban and rural schools, teachers’ unions warned yesterday, criticising...
Former Minister Johnston Fernando, his two sons and two others were further remanded until 13 February by the Wattala Magistrate’s Court yesterday.The...
Danish firm Maersk will temporarily operate two ports on the Panama Canal after a court ruled that contracts given to...
It’s India vs Pakistan, for the first time in the 2026 Under 19 World Cup, being played in Zimbabwe and...
More than 200 people have been killed in a mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel authorities have...
Gujarat Giants (GG) don’t enjoy the routine. On a day when they became the first team in 41 WPL games...
Myanmar’s military-backed party secured a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election, according to state media, following the tightly...
The ICC and the global players’ body the World Cricketers Association (WCA) are locked in a fresh tussle over player...
Faisal Khan’s extraordinary century was the highlight of Afghanistan’s historic win over Ireland that helped them seal their spot in...
England continued to remain unbeaten in the Under-19 World Cup and sealed their place in the last four after swatting...
Sam Curran bounced back from a bruising opening spell to claim a memorable hat-trick, while Adil Rashid served notice of...
Former Sri Lanka allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya is set to make his USA debut at the 2026 T20 World Cup. The...
The Federation Internationale de 1’ Automobile (FIA), the world’s largest motoring organisation—representing 258 clubs across 150 countries—held its annual conference in Macau from June 9th to...
People’s Bank reaffirmed its commitment to preserving Sri Lanka’s religious and cultural heritage by providing sponsorship for the State Poson Festival held at Mihintale. The sponsorship...
Thursday 19th June, 2025 The government and the Opposition behaved yesterday––for once. They agreed to have a parliamentary debate on the Middle East conflict and its...
DFCC Bank PLC has entered a partnership with The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, to formally integrate Ceylon Chamber-led macroeconomic and sectoral intelligence into its service model....
(A response to Prof. Shamala Kumar’s article, “Public funding of higher education: Seeking private funds to fill the gap?” in The Island of 10 June 2025)...
Many of the international pronouncements on the current dangerously escalating Israel-Iran hostilities could be seen as lacking in adequate balance and comprehensiveness. The majority of these...
The SJB has expelled two of its local government members and suspended six others for defying party directives and backing the NPP in the contests to...
Mushfiqur Rahim and Najmul Hossain Shanto hammered authoritative centuries as Bangladesh piled on the runs in the first Test against Sri Lanka, finishing day two on...
The Supreme Court yesterday (18) scheduled the hearing of a Fundamental Rights petition filed by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) for 18 July. The...
Hosts India will get their 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup campaign underway in Bengaluru against Sri Lanka on September 30. Per the unveiled full schedule, Colombo...
In an impassioned call to action, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, declared that Sri Lanka was ready to “unleash a new era...
We had no luck coming our way at the Miss World 2025 contest – not even our immediate neighbour, India – but I’m glad that Miss...
