China and Sri Lanka have intensified joint law enforcement efforts to combat cross-border online gambling and telecom fraud, crimes that...
An assistant manager and a security officer, attached to a state bank branch in Horana, have been arrested in connection...
Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of...
Iran’s World Cup football players have been granted visas to enter the United States, according to a White House official,...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasooriya in her Environment Day message said that the environment is the foundation of our livelihood...
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were ordered to shelter in an attached spacecraft after the structure suddenly started...
Qualifier Maja Chwalinska is one win away from a fairytale French Open triumph after setting up a final showdown with...
Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the...
Shreyas Iyer is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set for his maiden call-up,...
Pakistan edged home in a low-scoring tussle to secure their third straight ODI series win against Australia. They batted with...
Welcome to England’s new Test era. Stop me if you’ve read this one before. The opening day of the 2026...
Rumesh Tharanga produced the best javelin throw of his career to smash the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meeting record...
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (19) rejected a petition filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne seeking to suspend the arrest warrant issued against him in connection...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayatunga yesterday (19) further remanded former Deputy Director of the Prison Hospital, Dr. Hemantha Ranasinghe, on a bribery charge. Dr. Ranasinghe...
The Premier Hockey League (PHL) Sri Lanka is gearing up for an exhilarating season 2, promising to be the most prestigious hockey event in the island’s...
111 National Tennis Championships Sethuli Mutugama and Samira Fernando emerged champions of the Under 12 girls’ doubles of the 111th National Tennis Championships continued at the...
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne told Parliament yesterday (19) that three petitions had been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Bill, titled Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal). He...
Humanising future: As Sri Lanka debates sweeping reforms to its school education system, one question looms larger than any curriculum revision: what kind of future are...
Reference article in The Island Opinion page on 13 Aug 25 , Rohana R Wasala laments that the SB representation who met the Ambassador of the...
Upgrades to the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) enable Sri Lankan manufacturers to source up to 100% of inputs for garments (dependent on the item of...
The Crossroads of a Nation The call for profound change in Sri Lanka’s education system echoes through every corridor of society. From bustling urban centers to...
Police have recorded a statement from journalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan over allegedly promoting the LTTE. After making a statement to the police, Kumanan said: “Yesterday, I was...
Sri Lanka’s transition toward a modern, knowledge-driven economy depends not only on fiscal reforms and foreign investment, but also on the strength of its higher education...
The venerated ‘Gentleman’s Game’, In its prolonging, wasting formats, Is being seen by some wise minds, As a drain on the purse of the have-nots, Living,...
