Last week’s parliamentary proceedings proved combative with both the government and the emasculated opposition hurling ...

The Trump administration has fired at least a dozen federal watchdogs late on Friday evening, a possibly illegal move that ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 26 JANUARY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty ...

Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and Ambassador-designate to the Maldives, Dr Siri Walt, on Friday pledged ...

The House Committee of Parliament has approved a significant increase in daily meal charges for Members of Parliament (MPs), raising the cost from Rs. 400 to Rs. 2,000 per day. Deputy Minister of ...

Colorful fancy pencils, a staple in every child’s school bag, may be hiding a silent threat. Recent revelations have raised concerns about the safety of low-quality pencils and stationery, which may ...

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon is joining hands with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and government partners to ...

Last Sunday’s Island newspaper had my article titled Reading and the Classics. I continue that trend of thought and mention women authors who we of my generation read with such delight. Maybe I need ...

By Lalith Chaminda and S.K. Kaluarachchi Director of Karapitiya National Hospital, Specialist Dr. S.D.U.M. Ranga, has ...

Reviewed by Leelananda De Silva Godfrey Goonetilleke is one of the outstanding personalities in the public life of Ceylon/Sri Lanka in the latter half of the 20th century. As a brilliant scholar in ...

Dinasena Rathugamage In a landmark ruling, the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court has imposed the largest fines to date on eight Indian fishermen for illegally encroaching into Sri Lankan territorial ...

Third month remembrance As a Buddhist she followed the precepts with care Instances where she missed them were rare She always tapped the goodness of people Never jealous, never prejudiced or never ...