Tuesday 16th May, 2023 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government keeps postponing elections for fear of facing a humiliating mid-term electoral setback. The UNP is floating a rumour that...
By Norman Palihawadane Former Minister and Anuradhapura District MP and SJB District Organiser P. Harrison yesterday said that he would resign from all the posts of...
By Panduka Karunanayake While thanking Professor Kirthi Tennakone for his article on nuclear power as an energy option for our country (The Island, May 12), I...
by Jehan Perera The discussions that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has commenced with the Tamil parties in the north and east are being seen as a possible...
By Norman Palihawadane Two employees of the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake were arrested yesterday for stealing 14 gemstones that were to be transported via airmail from Sri Lanka to...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Health Ministry has decided to stop testing students for leprosy in schools, said Director of the Anti-Leprosy Campaign Dr. Prasad Ranaweera. He told...
By Norman Palihawadane Vavuniya police recently arrested a soldier for stealing a brass idol of Nataraja from the Ganadevi Kovil in Vavuniya. The suspect is a...
How a second ranked Sri Lankan got on the ‘Road to Budapest 2023’ by Reemus Fernando From being the second-ranked Sri Lankan sprinter in the men’s...
By Hiran H. Senewiratne Sri Lanka is in line with IMF expectations and recommendations and the country will start discussions with all its creditors over the...
BOC has reported Rs. 3.3 billion asProfit Before Tax (PBT) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 amid unprecedented challenges that prevailed from the previous...