By Shamindra Ferdinando The government is coming under pressure from civil society organisations to formulate a clear ‘mechanism’ to deal...
Convenor of Janathawadi Joint Opposition, Prof. G. L. Peiris, yesterday (05) emphasised the responsibility on the part of the government...
The Hational Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Matale and Ratnapura...
The head of Turkiye’s football refereeing body and four other officials have been placed in pretrial detention by a court...
A car has crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle, injuring 10...
Polls have opened in Latvia for an election taking place against the backdrop of perceived security threats from Russia and...
Rapid half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma at either end of their innings set India up to defend their...
In a game dictated by bowlers, Tharindu Ratnayake’s counter-attacking 65 became a big difference as Sri Lanka downed Bangladesh to...
The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel in a bid to ease supply pressures...
Th European Union “fully rejects” a US demand to release emergency diesel stocks as the fuel’s price soars in America...
Opening batter Sineth Jayawardena has charged into the Sri Lanka T20I squad for the series against Pakistan, while Vijayakanth Viyaskanth...
At the end of a wretched week in Nisshin, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have something real to play for: an...
Discussions are underway to integrate the National Defence Fund and the ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ Fund. The Defence Ministry said yesterday that this was discussed at the...
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam has delivered a scathing critique of the NPP administration during the launch of the party’s Yukthiya Wenuwen...
Tuesday 6th October, 2026 The US has been doing everything in its power to force Iran into submission, but without success. Its no-holds-barred methods of warfare...
by Lokubanda Tillakaratne Nature of Bell Party work Villagers and the headmen mostly provided information about these potential digging sites. Since the start of the archaeological...
the Professor G.L. Peiris Trust for Legal Education and Research was established in the presence of a distinguished gathering of senior academics, leaders of the legal...
By S. K. Samaranayake An express train, which left Peradeniya at 4:40 a.m. for Colombo, derailed on the newly restored Colombo-Kandy railway line between the Gangoda...
Singer, songwriter and composer Senani Wijesena, who is based in Sydney, Australia, and the daughter of acclaimed actress Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya, continues to be in the spotlight...
The Island ‘s story last Tuesday (29 Sept.) on Thailand’s biggest new global star — Nene Royal — generated over 2,000 ‘Likes’, within 24 hours, with...
by Dr. Udeni Balasuriya Rabies remains one of the world’s deadliest yet most preventable diseases. As a zoonotic disease transmitted mainly through infected animals, preventing human...
Ceybank celebrated its 35th anniversary recently, heralding a legacy of resilience, continuity and investment expertise built throughout three and a half decades. Having operated in diverse...
Text & Pic by – J. Stanislas Pius The original copy of “Sathsara Bathi Gee Kalamba”, a collection of Christian hymns written by Rev. Fr. Victor...
Upul Wijesinghe, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Distribution Officer of AIA Insurance Sri Lanka, has been recognised by the University of Colombo Graduates Association, Sarasavi...
