New amendment proposed by Romesh, Manohara not acceptable By Shamindra Ferdinando One-time Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Dr. W. A. Wijewardena yesterday (11) urged the...
By Rex Clementine Yorkshire, a stronghold of English cricket, is known for its mean fast bowlers and larger than life batsmen. Legend has it that...
by Jehan Perera Any governmental anticipation that the ongoing mass protests will fizzle out with the onset of the monsoon rains and the forthcoming Sinhala and...
‘Protests will ruin efforts to attract tourists’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka is trying to have the USD 500 mn Indian Credit Line for fuel increased...
By Anura Gunasekera As this is being written hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in defiance of a sudden curfew ordered by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa are...
Chris Silverwood, the former England fast bowler, has been signed by Sri Lanka Cricket on a two-year deal as head coach of the Sri Lanka men’s...
Sri Lanka will need about US $3 billion in external assistance in the next six months to help restore supplies of essential items including fuel and...
Lending rates upto 14.5% to “stabilize the exchange rate” Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points Friday, in a...
There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is...
by Rex Clementine There are many good things about writing for The Island and one of them is that you get to see every game that...