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...
By SNA chubsna@gmail.com A non-scientist studies Nature but with determinants of diverse sorts, personal prejudices, religious beliefs or even illiteracy. A scientist explores and quantifies natural...
Not a political decision says co-cabinet spokesman By Shamindra Ferdinando Co-cabinet spokesperson, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila told post-cabinet media briefing on Thursday (10) at the Information...
‘We have no suspicions whatsoever’ Family members of The Island Deputy Editor Zacky Jabbar, who died recently, say they have no suspicions whatsoever of his untimely...
IBM outlined a comprehensive strategy for Sri Lanka driven by Hybrid Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), underpinned by Cybersecurity at a virtual round-table meeting. As organisations...
By Uditha Devapriya The faintest smile lit up her face. As her eyes widened, she seemed almost at ease. Then she leapt to the past, letting...
Dian Gomes, the President of the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka has been appointed as an executive committee member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), the...
I wish to bring to the attention of the Hon. Minister in charge of Rubber cultivation, the current plight of rubber cultivators, in view of the...
Please allow me to disagree with your editorial of September 8th – “Axing Arts”. The subject reminded me of a cartoon that appeared in your own...
Directors and staff from DPL with fertilizer at the distribution ceremony By Steve A. Morrell Dipped Products Ltd ( DPL) through its Firstlight Initiative, over a...
Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart recently participated in the ‘Kedella Construction Expo 2020’, Sri Lanka’s premier Home Construction and Interior trade show, providing a...
Saturday 12th September, 2020 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, addressing Parliament, on Thursday, made no bones about his opposition to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact, which,...
Thalatha Athukorala’s feudal mindset is amply demonstrated from the paragraph I quote from today’s The Island (10/09) from a statement made in Parliament. “MP Premalal Jayasekera...
