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...
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...
Time for the real quiz. As pleasing as it was for Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum to win a rare...
Viran Chamuditha’s 94-ball 110 helped Sri Lanka Under 19 chase 262 and keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals...
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple...
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) declared that the revised electricity tariffs for the second half of 2025 will be announced before the end...
Over recent years newspapers have been reporting on overweight Sri Lankans. The news is that about 33% of Sri Lankan adults are significantly overweight (- before...
Kanishka Munasinghe, Vice President of the Listing Division at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), outlines the strategic value of listing on a stock exchange, detailing the...
It was a night to remember and cricketing nostalgia as the annual Sri Lanka Cricket Awards returned with a bang at the opulent City of Dreams...
… considers it a move to propagate Western thinking Chief Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for the Jaffna District, Geethanath Cassilingam, has condemned...
In the competitive world of global tourism, few private citizens have made a national impact quite like Nisther Annis. A Sri Lankan entrepreneur who rose to...
Sri Lanka beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 in the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia qualifier played at the Racecourse grounds yesterday. Adhavan Rajamohan, Dillon de Silva and...
Drone technology as new warfare: Over the past several years, drone technology has revolutionised the face of warfare. Once regarded as primarily reconnaissance systems, drones have...
Protecting citizen health through ecological intelligence In response to Marlon Ferreira’s compelling observations in ‘Thermal fogging is a waste of time’ (Exterminators PLC, https://island.lk/thermal-fogging-is-a-waste-of-time/), this article...
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka – Bangladesh Business Council, will host a visiting business delegation from the Dhaka Chamber of...
The First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr. Gita Gopinath, is scheduled to visit Colombo from 15-16 June 2025, the Central...
Yevan David took his fourth race win of the year following sensational start from P3 on the grid to lead from the first meters and set...
