By Shamindra Ferdinando Iran has sought the Indian intervention, at the highest level, to provide lifesaving support to the crews of empty Iranian vessels stranded just outside Sri Lanka’s 12-nautical ...

Seven-year-old karting talent Avish Silva has made history by becoming the first Sri Lankan driver to secure a podium finish in the IAME Bambino Cup achieving an outstanding second place at Round 4 of ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has instructed officials to expedite the cleaning of canals and drainage systems to ensure the proper flow of rainwater in anticipation of increased rainfall in ...

Some weeks ago, I saw grainy photographs circulating on social media of individuals from Colombo’s Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) and New Delhi’s South Asian University (SAU) holding up ...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa caused controversy on three occasions, granting presidential pardon once during his first term and twice in his second term. The March 2009 presidential pardon granted to ...

Chandre Dharmawardana   chandre.dharma@yahoo.ca Shamindra Ferdinando, in The Island, 23 September 2026, in an article entitled “Thileepan’s fast unto death: An authentic narrative that many missed” ...

MCA SUPER PREMIER LEAGUE HNB ‘A’ , CDB and Fairfirst Insurance registered wins as the league stage matches of the 33rd edition of the Mercantile Cricket Association’s flagship cricket tournament the ...

Ltd (SIT), a technology arm of Sumathi Holdings, marks 25 years in Sri Lanka’s ICT industry in 2026, reflecting a journey that has seen the company evolve from Networking and End Devices to become an ...

The series may have been lost but Sri Lanka will be feeling a lot better about themselves following a comprehensive win in ...

Diversified conglomerate CIC Holdings PLC (CSE: CIC) has partnered with Sri Lankan national athlete Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage as his Official Nutritional & Wellness Partner, supporting his journey ...

By Lalin I De Silva Sri Lanka speaks constantly about hospitals, medicines, food imports, agricultural productivity and the rising cost of living. Yet there is one simple question we rarely ask: Are ...

Sri Lanka’s post-crisis recovery has restored a measure of stability, but transforming it into durable growth requires stronger productivity, resilience, and improvements in household living standards ...