I was intrigued reading the views of an MP where she seems to believe that the old iron bridges, built by the British throughout Sri Lanka,...
By ROHANA R. WASALA It was recently reported in the media (e. g. The Island/Monday, July 19, 2021) that Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Retd) Sarath...
The passenger Vessel ‘Vadatharaki’, repaired by the Sri Lanka Navy, resumed its operations between Punguduthivu and Delft Islands recently. The SLN said the passage between the...
By Dinasena Ratugamage Members of the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) on Tuesday (27) held a demonstration opposite the Jaffna bus stand, asking the government to...
By I. P.C. MENDIS Neighbouring big brother India has gone through many “five-year plans” very successfully since its Independence. Such planning has been and is being undertaken...
COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most defining moments of our times and it has upended normal life and established systems across the globe with devastating...
Politicians should let the doctors and experts to decide matters pertaining to the professorial unit of the Wayamba University’s Medical Faculty since it was not a...
Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC reported its results for the quarter ended 30th June 2021, with a turnover of Rs. 1876 mn as against Rs. 1,330 mn...
…relief for 540,000 State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals, Prof Channa Jayasumana, told The Island that Sri Lanka would receive the long delayed shipment of 728,460...
By Kusum Wijetilleke (kusumw@gmail.com) Twitter: @kusumw Ahnaf Jazeem and Hejaaz Hizbullah find themselves thrust as symbols of Sri Lanka’s latest contentions with that most delicate of...