Close on the heels of the USD 2.5 mn theft from the Treasury, the Welfare Benefits Board has reported payment...
NDF MP Ravi Karunanayake on Tuesday (05) raised in Parliament what he described as a matter of “grave national importance”,...
Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus...
The India and Zimbabwe women’s teams are all set to play an international fixture against each other for the first...
Oil prices have dropped and global stock markets have risen following reports that the US and Iran are close to...
Sadaf Shamas and Gull Feroza struck centuries as Pakistan Women piled up their second-highest total in ODIs – 343/4 –...
Catches win matches is probably one of the oldest and most overused clichés in cricket. But it couldn’t have been...
United States President Donald Trump says he has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours and...
The schedule for the IPL 2026 playoffs has been announced, with matches set to be held in Dharamshala, New Chandigarh...
The California man who allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington gala has been indicted on a...
The US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a “short period of...
Chennai Super Kings came into IPL 2026 with a dodgy look about their bowling attack. They lost three games straight...
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Colombo High Court Judge Pradeep Abeyratne has granted permission to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to amend the indictment filed against...
Under 15 Division I Cricket St. Joseph’s College, Darley Road booked the Under 15 Division I cricket final berth with a first innings victory over Mahinda...
Agreements with global sustainability body set to transform 36,000 hectares of tea In a transformative move for the nation’s plantation economy, four of Sri Lanka’s leading...
The headline of the lead news item in The Island of 20 August read, “Karu pleads with Govt. to reconsider the decision to abolish MPs’ pensions” I was...
It is welcome news for the global South that India and China are in a notable effort to reset their economic ties with the accent on...
111th Tennis Nationals Sahansa Damsiluni of Visakha Vidyalaya and Eliza Kahagalla of Holy Family Convent clinched the Under 14 girls’ doubles title as the 111th Tennis...
In June 1991, the then Army Chief of Staff, Major General Cecil Waidyaratne, submitted to the government a document outlining an overall strategy to conclusively defeat...
Softlogic Life reported another robust half-year performance, posting a Gross Written Premium (GWP) of LKR 18.7Bn for the six months ended 30 June 2025, marking a...
Athletes from the Western, Northern, Central, North-western, Eastern, Uva, Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces are being powered by ‘Samaposhha’ at this years edition of the Provincial School...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayatunga yesterday (20) ordered former Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne to appear in court on 29 August. The Magistrate issued the order...
(Continued from yesterday) The Crisis of Curriculum and the Absence of Originality The failings of the Sri Lankan education system are not confined to its funding...
In I947, Dr. Maria Montessori wrote an open letter to all governments: “My life has been spent in the research of truth. Through the study of...
