A parliamentary debate on the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict was postponed yesterday as SJB Kalutara District MP Ajith P. Perera, who...
Due to the prevailing rainy weather for nearly a month, the water levels in the Maussakelle and Castlereigh reservoirs—linked to major hydroelectric power stations—have...
Mushfiqu Rahim, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das scored 401 runs among them, but the complexion of the game changed...
Airbus has struck a deal with Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet for up to 150 single-aisle jets at the Paris Air...
One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes spewed a huge ash cloud more than 11 kilometres into the sky on Tuesday...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Facilities to hold...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports ad Civil Aviation...
As proposed in the budget speech for the year 2025, the government has decided to implement a special fixed deposit...
The water catchment areas in the Kelani River Basin are facing severe environmental problems due to severe degradation, sedimentation in...
The first hour or so of play on the opening day of the Galle Test belonged to Sri Lanka. But...
The Education Modernization Project (GEM) has been implemented since 2018 with funding of US$ 100 million supplied by the World...
The primary objective of the child rehabilitation process is to identify the disruptive behaviour of a child who becomes a...
A group of students from Nittambuwa Sanghabodhi National School visited the Presidential Secretariat and the President’s House on Wednesday (18). The visit was facilitated under the...
President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Wednesday (18), lauded Mahinda Siriwardana, the outgoing Secretary to the Treasury, for his exemplary service, stating that it is the responsibility...
A range of new projects for the 2025 financial year have been launched under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, a flagship government initiative aimed at fostering...
In a move to digitise public sector service delivery, a discussion was held on Wednesday (17) at the Presidential Secretariat concerning the digital reform plan set...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 19 JUNE 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 June 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
Thursday 19th June, 2025 The government and the Opposition behaved yesterday––for once. They agreed to have a parliamentary debate on the Middle East conflict and its...
(A response to Prof. Shamala Kumar’s article, “Public funding of higher education: Seeking private funds to fill the gap?” in The Island of 10 June 2025)...
The SJB has expelled two of its local government members and suspended six others for defying party directives and backing the NPP in the contests to...
The Supreme Court yesterday (18) scheduled the hearing of a Fundamental Rights petition filed by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) for 18 July. The...
Oscar and Emmy-winning British actor Jeremy Irons arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday night (17) to begin work on Cage Bird, an international film project directed by...
In a rare turn of events, the NPP secured the Chairmanship of the Dehiowita Pradeshiya Sabha on Tuesday (17) after the selection was decided by drawing...
Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, his wife Kusum Priyadarshini Epa, and daughter Chandula Ramali Rambukwella were arrested yesterday (18) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery...
