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...
Where were they at school level? by Reemus Fernando When the Sri Lanka Army’s 55th Road Race concluded at Panagoda on Saturday, distance runners from three...
By M.A. Kaleel Five-year-old boy, Akram Riskhan, who was lost following the 2004 tsunami, was reunited with his mother Abusalih Kamaliya yesterday at the age 21,...
I don’t think I have got too many friends in Australia but last week I lost a dear one – Dean Jones. Don’t get me wrong,...
Easter Sunday carnage probe: By Rathindra Kuruwita Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara or former Director of the State...
Understanding customer needs and wants after an extensive study Having undertaken an extensive study on consumer purchase patterns and preferences, Litro Gas has pioneered a national...
Asantha responds to Udaya’s accusations By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman Asantha de Mel yesterday (27) said that Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila should...
As per the news item titled ’Police short of manpower’ in The Island of September 24, 2020, responding to a request made by SJB MP Buddhika...
By Rajith Perera, Partner/Principal, Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Ernst & Young, Sri Lanka COVID-19 pandemic represents the biggest test of the financial stability to the financial...
The colourful 16th episode of Raigam Tele’es – the tele-awards ceremony of the nation, which is also the biggest annual event of the small screen sphere...
Lanka Electricity Company (LECO) together with the University of Moratuwa (UOM) launched a pioneering pilot project on Microgrid with a grant assistance of $ 1.8 million...
By GEORGE BRAINE In 1989, while finishing graduate studies at the University of Texas, at Austin, I accepted a teaching job in Alabama, where license plates...
APPRECIATION I am saddened to hear of the passing away of Orani Jansz, who became one of the dynamic coordinators of the English teaching programme in...
