Payment made to new account number outside agreement Civil society group ‘Free Lawyers’, which exposed the payment of USD 2.5...
Hambantota International Port (HIP) successfully handled container vessel MSC Marie Leslie, marking one of its highest-volume vessel calls to date....
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...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid...
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Kurunegala and Ratnapura effective from...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south...
When Gary Kirsten coached India to ODI World Cup glory in 2011, 20 million Sri Lankan hearts were shattered. Now,...
Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Thushara has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), just weeks after filing it when...
A strike launched by several Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) trade unions from midnight Wednesday (27), in protest against the joint timetable with private buses. The...
Sri Lanka, still licking their wounds after the heartbreak of missing out on the ICC Champions Trophy, have found a silver lining in one-day cricket. Ranked...
Fulfilling long-standing demands from environmentalists and ornamental fish producers, the Ministry of Fisheries has decided to introduce strict regulations against four invasive foreign fish species that...
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has warned the public of potential dangers to aircraft operations due to kite flying.Issuing a statement, the SLAF drew the public...
In the final match before The Hundred Eliminator on Saturday – and with the teams already inked in for that game, which will decide who takes...
Friday 29th August, 2025 Government politicians are taking great pains to have the public believe that they have not misused state funds for private purposes. The...
In a landmark achievement for Sri Lankan science, a team of local researchers has identified Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cinctellus, a rare mosquito species, in the country for...
Offering ‘Another view’ (The Island/August 20, 2025) in reply to the first part of the article ‘Gaza conflict: Sarvajana Balaya’s response’ published Wednesday 13th, Stanley Weerasinghe...
The Sri Lanka-China Buddhist Friendship Association is scheduled to celebrate its 10th anniversary today (29), marking more than a millennium of religious ties between the two...
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Central Cultural Fund’s Maritime Archaeology Unit will host an exhibition and symposium from September 3–5 at BMICH Cinema...
This story about humans and elephants was told to me by my late mother, Beta Leelawathie, in 1980. It is not a folktale. This story really...
Wildlife officers from the Kukulkatuwa Beat Office of Wilpattu National Park arrested five suspects yesterday in connection with the killing of a pregnant deer in Ranorawa,...
