The Fast Attack Craft (FAC) that sank off Angulana on Saturday (15) has collided with a sunken ship. The Island learns that MV Thermopylae Sierra sank in August 2012 during a monsoon storm. The ...

The government budget is the nation’s key economic policy document — the primary instrument through which a state translates its political priorities into concrete economic action. Sri Lanka’s 2026 ...

Prosecution took five years to present its case Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila yesterday (17) questioned President Anura... The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution ...

DFCC Bank PLC announced that it has completed its acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka’s Wealth and Retail Banking business. Approximately 50,000 customers, together with colleagues from ...

Police have launched multiple investigations into the local assets and criminal connections of drug kingpin Shiran Basik following his deportation from Dubai to Sri Lanka. Police Media Spokesperson, ...

After 10 days of action across 10 sports, a grand total of 215 gold medals have been handed out at Glasgow 2026. ‎Australia have dominated the medal table, winning 70 golds – 16 more than the combined ...

The Chief Prelate of the Malwathu Chapter yesterday (03) told President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) Rajeev Amarasuriya that the Chief Prelates of the four Nikayas had recently written ...

More than 68,000 people are now affected by the prevailing dry weather conditions across four districts, with authorities warning the... Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has ...

Authorities in the US state of Michigan say that they have confirmed the deaths of two people in a cyclospora outbreak, the first fatal cases of a disease related to the microscopic parasite recorded ...

The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) celebrates the outstanding achievement of its latest batch of researchers in winning prestigious scholarships for postgraduate studies at top-rated ...

Dr Sean Perera on a Butterfly, identity, culture and the journey from science to fiction By Saman Indrajith ✍️ For Dr Sean Perera, writing his debut novel a Butterfly was only half the challenge.

By Norman Palihawadane The Navy has appointed a special board of inquiry to investigate the sinking of a Fast Attack Craft, off Angulana, while search operations continue for a naval officer who went ...