Environment Minister Dammika Patabedi said yesterday he had ordered an inquiry into the withdrawal of China-based Amber Adventures (Private) Ltd.,...
Balangoda Kassapa Thero, held in Trincomalee remand prison over alleged violations of the Coastal Conservation Act, reportedly refused meals yesterday...
West Indies kickstarted their campaign at the 2026 Men’s U19 World Cup with a drubbing of Tanzania for the first...
Five-time champions India began their 2026 Men’s Under-19 World Cup campaign with a six wicket win (via DLS) over United...
A fired-up UP Warriorz (UPW) side breathed some life into their WPL 2026 campaign by earning their first points of...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has removed Nazmul Islam as chairman of the board’s finance committee, following the CWAB’s player boycott...
A crane collapse has killed two people on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, one day after a falling crane...
India has shut down a medical college in Indian-administered Kashmir in an apparent capitulation to protests by right-wing Hindu groups...
Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition in parliament, Pritam Singh, has been stripped of his title by the prime minister following...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued a show cause notice to its director M Nazmul Islam over his “objectionable comments”...
Sadio Mane fired Senegal into the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over seven-time winners...
United States President Donald Trump has said he has received assurances that the killings of anti-government protesters in Iran have...
Marking a noble cultural tradition that expresses gratitude for the dignity of labour and the protection bestowed by nature, the National ThaiPongal Celebration was held on...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 JANUARY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 January 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
The Iranian Embassy in Colombo has defended the Iranian government’s handling of recent unrest, claiming that initially peaceful economic protests were later hijacked by violent groups...
Friday 16th January, 2026 Never a dull day in Sri Lanka, where controversies abound. As if the ongoing political war on the government’s hurriedly introduced education...
The Sri Lanka Muslim Media Forum (SLMMF) has successfully concluded a multi-phase humanitarian relief programme to support 36 journalists across the country who were severely affected...
Private tuition is well entrenched in most countries including rich countries like Singapore and Finland, which are believed to have the best education systems in the...
The Dispilio tablet is a wooden artefact bearing linear marks, unearthed in 1993 during George Hourmouziadis’s excavations of the Neolithic site of Dispilio in Greece. A...
The ocean waters surrounding Sri Lanka have cooled significantly over the past few days, with colder water moving from north to south along the eastern seaboard...
It was a real shock to read Prof. Tissa Vitarana’s piece “Nihal Seneviratne, an exemplary Secretary-General of Parliament” in the e-paper of The Island on Saturday...
In a significant milestone for Sri Lanka’s electric mobility landscape, Carmart (Pvt) Ltd, the authorized importer and distributor for Leapmotor in Sri Lanka, proudly handed over...
CEAT Kelani Holdings has raised the bar for dealer recognition, rewarding its top performers with an unforgettable tour of Switzerland – the pinnacle experience of the...
AIESEC in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura marked a remarkable milestone with “Resonance: 15 Plus Years of Us,” a celebration honoring over fifteen years of leadership,...
