Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Punjab are the Kings of 200 plus chases in the IPL. They’d done it eight times before Friday night, and...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 April 2026, valid...
Protecting citizen health through ecological intelligence In response to Marlon Ferreira’s compelling observations in ‘Thermal fogging is a waste of time’ (Exterminators PLC, https://island.lk/thermal-fogging-is-a-waste-of-time/), this article...
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka – Bangladesh Business Council, will host a visiting business delegation from the Dhaka Chamber of...
The First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr. Gita Gopinath, is scheduled to visit Colombo from 15-16 June 2025, the Central...
Yevan David took his fourth race win of the year following sensational start from P3 on the grid to lead from the first meters and set...
The lights are out in the factory, Human activity is petering out… Solemn workers are heading home, To dying hearths and mourning wives, Today being their...
The Island of 09 June reported that the Dehiwela Zoo had as many as 30 blue and yellow foreign exotic Macaw parrots in captivity, and one...
CEAT has been voted Sri Lanka’s ‘Most Loved Tyre Brand’ in 2025 by the country’s leading business magazine LMD. This valuable accolade is based on the...
Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has urged the government to officially designate the Chemmani site in Jaffna as a mass...
In a significant move to reshape the landscape of insurance accessibility in Sri Lanka, Amana Takaful General PLC, one of the nation’s fastest-growing insurance providers, has...
It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of Professor Mahinda Palihawadana, Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, who departed peacefully...
Eng. Wimal Kandambi assumed duties as the Director General of the Road Development Authority recently. He is a public official with vast experience and substantial educational...
Parliament is making a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka’s ‘Open Government Partnership’ (OGP) against the backdrop of the OGP Steering Committee declaring the country as...
