No-faith motion to be taken up today Former Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (9) said that President Anura...
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has alleged that two recent coal tenders awarded for 2026 are illegal, citing irregularities in...
Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
In the lead-up to IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer believed that rookie <ukul Choudhary had the potential...
The Darts Regulation Authority has banned transgender women from competing in its women’s events with immediate effect. The DRA, which...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 09 April 2026, valid...
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ruled that all the benched players are not allowed to...
Why did David Miller refuse a single off the penultimate delivery with Delhi Capitals needing 2 off 2? It’ll be...
The Navy seized over 800 kilos of smuggled spices, medicines, and cosmetic products during a search operation near Devils Point beach, in Kilinochchi, on 11 July....
Members of the Sri Lanka Education Service Lecturer Trade Union will stage a protest today (14) at 11:00 am in front of the Ministry of Education,...
Murder of underworld leader in courthouse: Mother of Ishara Sewwandi, who is wanted in connection with the killing of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias ‘Ganemulle...
Part 1: Principles to be followed (This is the first part of ‘The Dilemma of a Definition: Terrorism Without Terror?’, published in The Island on Friday...
Monday 14th July, 2025 There seems to be no end in sight to headline-grabbing controversies at the White House, during US President Donald Trump’s second term’....
The CID had seized 21 illegally imported motorcycles and four cannabis plants following a raid on the Hambantota Bird Park, police said on Saturday. The raid,...
The British High Commission in Sri Lanka has announced the acceptance of applications for the UK’s Chevening Scholarship programme. Issuing a statement, the High Commission has...
US tariffs: The Seafood Exporters’ Association of Sri Lanka has expressed serious concern that the recent reduction of US tariffs, from 44% to 30% on Sri...
Following the tragic demise of a Sabaragamuwa University undergraduate, more than fifty articles have appeared in the media expressing views on various aspects of the barbaric...
Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written another excellent article under the above caption (The Island, 10.07.2025),...
The government would reclaim 44 state-owned rest houses across the country that have fallen into disrepair under private management, Urban Development Authority (UDA) sources said yesterday....
U.S. tariffs, oil price volatility remain key challenges for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s economy displayed signs of resilience in May 2025, with industrial output expanding by...
