The Opposition yesterday called for the entire Cabinet-of-Ministers to accept responsibility for the coal scam. Addressing the media at the...
The Colombo High Court yesterday ordered that the case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Yoshitha Rajapaksa,...
An exhibition of clean hitting by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal ensured Sai Sudarshan’s measured 100 off 58 balls ended...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 24 April 2026, valid...
Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington...
Playing the first IPL El Clasico of their career, Chennai Super King’s Sanju Samson (101 not out) and Akeal Hosein...
US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid...
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Kurunegala and Ratnapura effective from...
US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military says. It comes as...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology Issued at 12.00...
Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south...
The Colombo High Court yesterday served indictments on former Investment Promotion Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and former Board of Investment (BOI) Director General Jayantha Edirisinghe over...
The Committee on High Posts has granted approval for the appointment of retired Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal R.A.U.P. Rajapaksa as the Sri Lanka High Commissioner to the Republic...
We refer to the news item published in the Island newspaper on February 5th 2021 under the headline ‘It’s time; Ashley’. We express our sincere regret...
At a ceremony held recently at the Hilton Colombo, Kaushala Amarasekara, General Manager of Branding, Communications and Loyalty at Hutchison Telecommunication Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, won the...
Leading local footwear manufacturers, Lakpa Footwear (Pvt) Ltd. issued an apology to its customers and retail partners for the temporary unavailability of its popular children’s ‘Fun...
Renowned banking professional Delvin Pereira has been appointed as the Rotary Governor for Sri Lanka and the Maldives for the 2025/26 term. A veteran of the...
The CSE was extremely bullish yesterday, resulting in the All Share Price Index topping 18,000 points, which was a ‘historically high performance’, its sources said. Amid...
President Anura Kumara Disanayake emphasized the urgent need to rebuild a disciplined and virtuous society by restoring the spirit of humanity in a social environment where...
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) has launched an appeal to rescue three lions from Ukraine. The wildlife park, in Doncaster, has announced it intends to create...
One of Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen, Aminu Dantata, is set to be buried in Saudi Arabia later after he died on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates....
By the second hour of the third day’s play in Bulawayo, the outlook had already turned bleak for Zimbabwe. South Africa’s third-wicket partnership between Wiaan Mulder...
The Director General of the South Asia Co-operative Environment Program (SACEP), Norbu Wanchuk, met with the Deputy Minister of Environment this (30) morning at the Ministry...
