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...
UNICEF on Friday launched the Business Council, a strategic partnership between UNICEF and top business leaders and decision-makers to advance child rights and sustainable development in...
(Excerpted from Memoirs of a Cabinet Secretary by BP Peiris) When D.S. fell off his horse on Galle Face, Lord Soulbury, Governor-General, was in England and...
by Amal JAYASINGHE Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn...
Singer Sri Lanka, a renowned name in the furniture industry was thrilled to have invited customers to an exclusive workshop on “Mastering Furniture Styling.” The event...
Today, the services rendered by the bus operators, SLCTB as well as the private operators are deplorable. They are a well-organized mafia. 1. Most buses are...
AIA Insurance and NDB Wealth Management last week annonced a strategic partnership to enter untapped market segments of high net worth (HNW) clientele and provide them...
President Biden – Retire with Great Honors? by Vijaya Chandrasoma Joseph Robinette Biden, Jnr., born on November 20 1942, has not led the life of an...
The present constitution has included a section to enable the Executive President to use his powers to grant pardons to a person who has been found...
By.Dr Channa Ratnatunga As a follow-up article of that published in the Sunday Island on May 7 (2023) for Vesak, on the Neurobiology of ‘Anatta’, is...
Attorney Rajeev Amarasuriya joined the Plenary Session on “Managing Debt and Looking at alternatives in Development Finance” at the Third Kigali Global Dialogue 2023 held in...
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the side-lines of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe responded...
(Excerpted from volume ii of the Sarath Amunugama autobiography) Another of Richard Ross’s (who once served the U.S. Embassy here) surprises for his visitors was the...
