The head of the European Union’s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia’s deadliest ...

The awarding ceremony of Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki festa organized by the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO ...

The number of animals infested with New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, has risen by 53% in the four weeks to mid-August, Mexican government data reveals. While infestations by the fly ...

Software firms in Sri Lanka are gearing to tie up with Indian tech giants to bid for the master systems integrator contract ...

In a landmark achievement for Sri Lankan science, a team of local researchers has identified Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cinctellus, a rare mosquito species, in the country for the very first time. The ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 29 AUGUST 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 29 August 2025 by the Department of Meteorology  Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and ...

The share trading activity at The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday indicated mixed reactions while the All Share Price Index was down a bit due to profit takings, especially in banking sector ...

Former National Lotteries Board Director Thusitha Halloluwa was yesterday (28) further remanded until 4 Sept. over an incident of assault and shooting at his vehicle. Produced before Colombo ...

Offering ‘Another view’ (The Island/August 20, 2025) in reply to the first part of the article ‘Gaza conflict: Sarvajana Balaya’s response’ published Wednesday 13th, Stanley Weerasinghe of Pannipitiya ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the policy and research forum titled “Unlocking the Gender Dividend: Driving Policy Change Through Knowledge,” hosted by the United Nations ...

For the first time in Sri Lanka’s history, the Research Priorities for Sri Lanka – 2026 report, aligned with the Government’s socio-economic development programme, was officially presented on Thursday ...

This story about humans and elephants was told to me by my late mother, Beta Leelawathie, in 1980. It is not a folktale.  This story really took place nearly seven decades ago, when the phrase ...