Short family visits allowed after protest letters Following letters sent by former State Intelligence Service Director Maj. Gen. (retd.) Suresh...
The US Embassy in Sri Lanka facilitated a high-level Sri Lankan delegation to the US Forum on Indian Ocean Ports...
Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks on each other, after the two countries exchanged fire for the first...
In the end, the Afghanistan batters did not die wondering. Their lower order swung away, time and again. Their patience...
For the second game running in Kingston, persistent rain forced an ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka to be...
The voyage of discovery for Australia’s depleted one-day squad now moves to Dhaka against a Bangladesh side who are confident...
Iran’s military says it has halted strikes against Israel, but warned it would resume if Israel continues its military operation...
AUSTRALIA For the first time since 2017, Australia do not have global silverware to defend, with last year’s ODI World...
Tamim Iqbal has been elected as the new BCB president following the elections held in Dhaka on Sunday. Tamim was...
With no play possible in the second ODI, both teams go into the third game well-rested. Perhaps this is a...
More than a million people lined the streets of Madrid on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV held an open-air mass...
South Africa successfully defended 136 in an 18-over game against Ireland in the Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up fixture in...
Members of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) yesterday (14) occupied a controversial Malwana property, widely described as an “ownerless estate” and previously linked to former...
The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) has arrested Osmand Gunasekara, alias Gampaha Osmand on Wednesday (13) night, over his role in the killing of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias Ganemulle Sanjeewa early...
Sampath Bank reported Total Operating Income of Rs 28.5 Bn for the quarter ended 31st March 2026, supported by steady growth in Net Interest Income (up...
Tales of Mystery and Suspense 2 A very different sort of murder mystery today, one of the few intended to provide laughter too. Written in the...
LEST WE FORGET – IV Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (‘DH’ for short) was appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations in April 1953, when he was...
I was taken aback by the response of the well-known academic Uswatte-Aratchi (U-A) to my article “Achievements of the Hunduwa”, which appeared in The Island on...
Recent statements from Washington show how global politics is being increasingly framed along civilisational terms. The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has referred to the...
Palm leaf manuscripts are now valued as historical documents and collections of palm leaf manuscripts are carefully preserved in libraries, in Sri Lanka and abroad. Most...
Friday 15th May, 2026 Politics is full of unexpected twists and turns. No sooner had newly elected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay punched above his...
Former Provinces Governor and veteran lawyer M.P. Jayasinghe has passed away. He served as the Governor of the Uva and North Central Provinces during the presidency...
The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL), on behalf of the Commonwealth Chess Federation and the World Chess Federation (FIDE) will be conducting the Commonwealth Chess...
The Grand Finale of the CAHM – 7 Star Junior Chef Competition – Season 01 was successfully held on 9th of May at the CAHM premises,...
