An extra ODI has been added to Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka which will provide the visitors additional preparation for the Champions Trophy. The two matches will now take place on February 12 and 14 ...

It ought to be an hour of soul-searching for those sections of the US electorate that voted Donald Trump to the position of US President for the second time. Primarily, does it sit easy on their ...

Geewananda Gunawardana, Ph.D. In his excellent article on “Poor-quality and counterfeit medicines and unnecessary drugs” (The Island 06 January, 2025), Professor Saman Gunatilake wrote, “However, in ...

Disciplinary action against a prominent member, LG polls strategy on agenda By Dinasena Ratugamage The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) is set to hold its Central Committee meeting on 18 January in ...

By Rathindra Kuruwita The local council (LG) elections will be held before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, says Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake. The long overdue provincial ...

Rising water levels in irrigation tanks are a blessing for the inhabitants of the dry zone, for they signal a time of plenty. Paradoxically, scores of families living in areas below the Senanayake ...

Hamas has told Al Jazeera Arabic that the group’s delegation has delivered its approval of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement to mediators. Israel has yet to announce a response to the ...

The traditional Thai Pongal festival, a celebration of the harvest, was observed at the Prime Minister’s Office on January 14 ...

India Women  435 for 5in 50 overs  (Pratika Rawal 154, Smriti Mandhana 135, Richa Ghosh 59, Tejal Hasbnis 29; Orla ...

China will actively support Sri Lanka in focusing on economic development and the two countries should jointly foster new ...

South Korean investigators have arrested South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over accusations of insurrection for ...

A bright comet could be visible in skies across the globe over the coming days for the first time in 160,000 years. Nasa said the future brightness of a comet is “notoriously hard” to predict, but ...