By Shamindra Ferdinando The government is coming under pressure from civil society organisations to formulate a clear ‘mechanism’ to deal...
Convenor of Janathawadi Joint Opposition, Prof. G. L. Peiris, yesterday (05) emphasised the responsibility on the part of the government...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Environment to appoint M. M. D. J. Senarathne,...
Harmanpreet Kaur, who led India to their first women’s global title at last year’s ODI World Cup, has stepped down...
Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to activate “deterrence measures” under a mutual defence pact and rapidly deploy forces...
The 20 nominees for the World Athlete of the Year honours have been announced ahead of the World Athletics Awards...
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has said that its forces have retaken the strategic port city of Mocha and key positions...
The Hational Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Matale and Ratnapura...
The head of Turkiye’s football refereeing body and four other officials have been placed in pretrial detention by a court...
A car has crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle, injuring 10...
Polls have opened in Latvia for an election taking place against the backdrop of perceived security threats from Russia and...
Rapid half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma at either end of their innings set India up to defend their...
Policy approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 08.06.2026 to establish the Upper Hydro Catchment Areas Management Authority for identification...
With the objective of securing the traditional livelihood and the eco system of the indigenous community, it has been recognized the necessity of introducing a formal...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Air Chief Marshal Kolitha A. Gunathilake (Retd.) as the new Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. The letter...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 06 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Discussions are underway to integrate the National Defence Fund and the ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ Fund. The Defence Ministry said yesterday that this was discussed at the...
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam has delivered a scathing critique of the NPP administration during the launch of the party’s Yukthiya Wenuwen...
Tuesday 6th October, 2026 The US has been doing everything in its power to force Iran into submission, but without success. Its no-holds-barred methods of warfare...
by Lokubanda Tillakaratne Nature of Bell Party work Villagers and the headmen mostly provided information about these potential digging sites. Since the start of the archaeological...
the Professor G.L. Peiris Trust for Legal Education and Research was established in the presence of a distinguished gathering of senior academics, leaders of the legal...
By S. K. Samaranayake An express train, which left Peradeniya at 4:40 a.m. for Colombo, derailed on the newly restored Colombo-Kandy railway line between the Gangoda...
Singer, songwriter and composer Senani Wijesena, who is based in Sydney, Australia, and the daughter of acclaimed actress Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya, continues to be in the spotlight...
The Island ‘s story last Tuesday (29 Sept.) on Thailand’s biggest new global star — Nene Royal — generated over 2,000 ‘Likes’, within 24 hours, with...
