By Norman Palihawadane and Hemantha Randunu Six persons have been arrested with stocks of narcotics with a total street value...
The Urban Development and Housing Ministry is planning to open a wax museum at the Ehelepola Walawwa, Kandy, depicting life...
Call them conservative, but Chennai Super Kings successfully backed their method despite not being able to defend 210 in their...
Heat index Advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 4.00 p.m. 28 April 2024, valid for 29...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru overcame any vulnerabilities against spin in some style against Gujarat Titans, running down a target of 201...
Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka registered comfortable wins in matches seven and eight of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier...
Two more matches of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier were decided on Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi. Netherlands...
In another run fest in IPL 2024, Jake-Fraser McGurk’s 84 off 27 balls proved to be the difference as Delhi...
Heat index advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 4.00 p.m.on 27 April 2024, valid for 28...
The Pentagon says it will “rush” Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new...
Flooding and landslides in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain have killed 155 people and injured 236 others, the...
The head of Vietnam’s parliament has resigned over unspecified “violations and shortcomings”, the ruling Communist Party has said, as a...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 29 April 2024 by the Department of Meteorology The Inter tropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere...
Hundreds of millions of people in South and Southeast Asia were suffering the weekend from a punishing heat wave that has forced schools to close, disrupted...
by Thiagaraja Arasanayagam I read with great interest the article, ‘Ethir: Legendary high jumper,’ in The Island newspaper of 22 April, 2024, not only for the...
Monday 29th April, 2024 The Committee on Public Finance (COPF), headed by SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva, is reported to have called upon the government...
Former President Maithripala Sirisena says there is no truth in stories being circulated via the social media that he intends to leave the country for good....
JVP/NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently visiting Sweden, says Sri Lanka’s crisis has arisen from the prevailing political culture, which needs a radical shake-up....
Parliament’s Committee on High Posts has approved appointments of a new ambassador, a secretary to a ministry, and two chairpersons of institutions. The Committee, at a...
The Island recently carried a photo of how people were travelling to work in an overcrowded train after celebrating the New Year. People travel in trains...
Sri Lanka Insurance Life (SLICLL) further strengthening its Bancassurance partnership with Regional Development Bank (RDB) opened a dedicated counter for the Bancassurance operation at the RDB...
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has opened up a world of new opportunities for Sri Lankan businesses, by becoming the first bank in Sri Lanka to...
The Colombo International Tea Convention will be held from the 24th to the 26th July 2024, bringing together the biggest leaders and disruptors of the tea...
Recognized for its exceptional commitment to sustainable business practices, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) secured the esteemed ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2023’ in the ‘Other’...
