Hundreds of millions of people in South and Southeast Asia were suffering the weekend from a punishing heat wave that has forced schools to close, disrupted...
by Thiagaraja Arasanayagam I read with great interest the article, ‘Ethir: Legendary high jumper,’ in The Island newspaper of 22 April, 2024, not only for the...
Monday 29th April, 2024 The Committee on Public Finance (COPF), headed by SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva, is reported to have called upon the government...
Former President Maithripala Sirisena says there is no truth in stories being circulated via the social media that he intends to leave the country for good....
JVP/NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently visiting Sweden, says Sri Lanka’s crisis has arisen from the prevailing political culture, which needs a radical shake-up....
Parliament’s Committee on High Posts has approved appointments of a new ambassador, a secretary to a ministry, and two chairpersons of institutions. The Committee, at a...
by Guwan Seeya In the early nineties, the Hingurakgoda (Mineriya) Airport was nominated to be upgraded as an alternative airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) ‘out...
Dharsha’s long-standing Asian Junior record crumbles by Reemus Fernando All four relay teams fielded by Sri Lanka secured podium positions and in a notable achievement all...
Shenuk Samararatne and Vidara Suhasni Vidanage clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles of the Summer Season All-Island Open Badminton Championship, which concluded at the Municipal...
The Island recently carried a photo of how people were travelling to work in an overcrowded train after celebrating the New Year. People travel in trains...