News Room : FSP accuses NPP politicians of storming and grabbing its Yakkala party office – The Island
AKD promises full-fledged sports city President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday declared that during the last Presidential and General Elections, the people of the North...
News Room : The Communist Party of China and the Wartime Coalition Against Japan – The Island
Successive governments, instead of setting the record straight regarding war crimes accusations, sought to appease Tamil groups based in Europe, the US and Canada....
News Room : Milinda Moragoda Meets Indian FM Nirmala Sitharaman
As part of his ongoing engagement with Indian leaders and policymakers, Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, Milinda Moragoda, met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in...
News Room : President Launches First Seed Coconut Production Unit in the North
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (2) inaugurated the first seed coconut production unit in the Northern Province under the Northern Coconut Triangle Project. The...
News Room : 49 Arrested Over Bribery in First Seven Months of 2024 – CIABOC
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said 49 individuals were arrested in connection with bribery-related incidents during the first seven...
News Room : Rashid, Zadran, Atal earn Afghanistan first points in tri-series
Afghanistan survived a brief scare from Muhammad Waseem to ultimately secure a comfortable 38-run victory, their first of the competition. As so often, it...
News Room : UNP to Invite All Opposition Party Leaders to Annual Convention
The United National Party (UNP) has decided to invite leaders of all opposition political parties to its annual convention, scheduled for 6 September. A preparatory...
News Room : Appointment of Narampanawe Ananda Thera as Anunayake of Asgiriya Sect: A Luminary for the Buddha Sasana
By Dr Damenda Porage The Buddhist dispensation, or Buddhasasana, received a significant blessing with the recent appointment of the Most Venerable Narampanawe Ananda Nayake Thero...
News Room : Showers expected in Sabaragamuwa, Western, North-western and Uva provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, Matara, Ampara, Batticaloa and Mullaitivu districts – The Island
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 31 AUGUST 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 August 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur...
News Room : Jacks, Sowter clinch Oval Invincibles’ Men’s Hundred three-peat
In this world nothing can be certain, except death, taxes, and Oval Invincibles winning the men’s Hundred. They topped the group stage to qualify directly...