CLA backs concerns raised by BASL over move to increase retirement age of senior judges The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA)...
Sri Lanka has recorded 122 human drownings so far in 2026, with Police urging the public to exercise greater vigilance, particularly during school...
A decision has been taken to declare a Special Dengue Prevention Week from 15 to 21 of June by the...
SpaceX has debuted on US markets with a market valuation of more than $2 trillion, minting CEO Elon Musk as...
Canada substitute Cyle Larin made an instant impact as his goal rescued a point for the co-hosts as they began...
Danni Wyatt-Hodge led a command performance with the bat, and in the field, as England defied the gravity of their...
The United States Navy’s USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at the port of Colombo for replenishment purposes on 12 Jun...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of a Committee, chaired by Senior Presidential Advisor on Digital Economy Dr....
Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has retired from all international cricket with immediate effect. The 35-year-old featured in the...
West Indies survived a spirited Sri Lankan defence in chase of a middling target of 148, as they eventually secured...
El Niño – the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures – has officially begun, US scientists say....
South Korea came from behind to defeat Czech Republic 2-1 as substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the winning goal in the...
Adverse weather conditions prevailing across the country have severely affected 3,475 persons belonging to 1,113 families in seven districts, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).The...
A controversial move to release sections of the protected Thumbikulam Forest Reserve in the North Central Province for private commercial interests has triggered strong protests from...
The Colombo High Court yesterday (14) overruled a preliminary objection raised by the defence in the money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President...
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...
