Prof. Prathibha Mahanamahewa has emphasised the need to examine the circumstances under which the court staff executed the bail bond,...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised yesterday (12) that the law would be enforced equally and no one was allowed to...
The UK has said it will contribute drones, fighter jets and a warship to a joint mission aimed at safeguarding...
Jess Phillips, a high-profile Labour minister, has quit in protest as Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to heed growing calls...
Bangladesh’s bowlers combined to trounce Pakistan by 104 runs in the first Test in Dhaka. Nahid Rana struck decisive blows...
South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has reversed her international retirement and is included in the Proteas’ squad for this...
The Bangladesh government has formed a committee to look into the previous government’s decision to not allow the team to...
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has arrived to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this...
The US has been holding regular negotiations with Denmark to expand its military presence in Greenland, according to multiple officials...
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support”. He...
Bangladesh edged ahead of Pakistan on a day cut in half by rain and bad light, with Monimul Haque and...
In a topsy-turvy contest, Delhi Capitals (DC) pulled off the highest successful T20 chase by any team in Dharmasala to...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 21 AUGUST 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 August 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for evening...
Alleging that cultivation of cannabis will only benefit foreign multinationals, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), has urged the NPP government to reverse this decision. The...
Lumbini Tea Valley Ceylon Pvt. Ltd., having won over 152 international awards since 2012 and regarded as one of the most awarded tea brands in the...
The Sri Lanka Aviation Unit in Bria, serving under the United Nations mandate in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), has received high praise and official commendation...
The government is going ahead with plans to introduce a new anti-terrorism law in place of the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The NPP, during...
Thursday 21st August, 2025 Postal workers’ strike entered the third day yesterday, with the government refusing to negotiate with the strikers until they call off their...
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...
