Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her Independence day message said that Independence is not just about sovereignty; it is about dignity, justice, and the right to a life free from oppression ...

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody said that the NPP’s victory at the presidential and parliamentary elections prevented the earlier government’s plan to hand over supply of fuel to two foreign companies ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 04 FEBRUARY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 04 February 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva ...

Sivamohan Sumathy Long before MIT and Jeff Bezos (the latter reluctantly referred to here) had supposedly banned PowerPoint ...

The SLPP has moved the Court of Appeal against Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala. On behalf of the SLPP, its Administrative Secretary, Renuka Perera, has filed a ...

Professor Neelika Malavige, of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, has been appointed as the President-Elect of the ...

By Hiran H.Senewiratne Major global stock markets yesterday were somewhat affected by US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement on the imposition of tariff/tax on China, Mexico and the European ...

Jehan Perera President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is showing the change for the better that a single individual can bring by challenging old ways of doing things by those who have traditionally governed ...

All arrangements have been made for Sri Lanka’s 77th anniversary of Independence to be celebrated on a grand scale today. Interestingly, Independence is being celebrated under a government that is ...

Teejay Group, Sri Lanka’s first multinational textile manufacturer, announced a Year-to-Date (YTD) Profit after Tax of LKR 1.9 billion for Q3 (third quarter) of FY2024/25, marking a remarkable 234% ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa on Sunday (02) demanded that the NPP government address issues faced by farmers. “The government must end its theatrics and fulfill its promise of ensuring a ...