The internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” originating from the United States, is set to take place in Sri Lanka starting...
The World Bank Group and the Sri Lankan government on Thursday launched a new five-year country partnership framework to support...
Sameer Rizvi picked up his second Player-of-the-Match award in as many games in IPL 2026, this time scoring 90 off...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 April 2026, valid...
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...
Friday 3rd January, 2025 A Washington Post report that in January 2024, India’s premier intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), began discreet discussions with...
by Neville Ladduwahetty Sri Lanka’s credit ratings are somewhat positive, according to Fitch and Moody’s, but the general rating of what was achieved during President Anura...
The Ministry of Labour has launched a new WhatsApp hotline, ‘0707 22 78 77, to address the concerns of workers and enhance communication. This initiative aims...
by Tissa Jayatilaka (This article is based on a talk given to the members of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service Association on the 10th of December,...
A number of patients and staff at the Atabage-Udagama Rural Hospital in Gampola were hospitalised on Wednesday (01) following an attack by bees. The incident occurred after...
By Dinasena Ratugamage Residents of Vadamarachchi South in Jaffna have complained about unauthorised limestone quarrying in their region that has disrupted agricultural activities in several villages and caused...
By Dinasena Rathugamage The opportunistic behaviour of certain Tamil politicians must not be allowed to weaken Tamil political parties in Sri Lanka, Tamil National People’s Front...
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon The average annual births in Sri Lanka had dropped to 250,000 from 350,000, Dr. Deepal Perera, told The Island yesterday (02).Dr. Perera...
For more than ten years this Seeya has been complaining about the potentially deadly concrete wall at the Galle Road end of Colombo International Airport Ratmalana (CIAR). There have...
In commemoration of the historic adoption of the United Nations General Assembly resolution declaring 21st December as “World Meditation Day”, the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka...
Police introduced the “E-Traffic” app on Wednesday, a mobile platform to report traffic violations, criminal activities and environmental damage, a police spokesperson announced. Police spokesperson K.B....
By saman Indrajith Year 2024 saw the highest number of Sri Lankans leaving for foreeign employment. According to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), a...
