Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, has revealed that the Ministry has received over 10,000 applications to work on Israeli farms.

In a significant and forward-looking speech at the 25th Presidential Awards of the Export Development Board (EDB), held today at the BMICH President Ranil Wickremesinghe outlined a comprehensive plan to revitalize Sri Lanka s agricultural sector for export, acknowledging past challenges and missed opportunities.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe outlined a comprehensive plan to revitalize Sri Lanka’s agricultural export sector in his speech at the 25th Presidential Awards of the Export Development Board (EDB), held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) today (23) The President also underscored the importance of modernizing agricultural practices and enhancing research capabilitie...

Thailand and Sri Lanka plan to conclude negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year, with the pact scheduled for signature in early February 2024, says the chief of trade negotiations of Thailand.

The water supply for parts of Colombo will be suspended for 16 hours starting tomorrow evening (Nov.24), the National Water Supply Drainage Board (NWSDB) says.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recruited and extended the services of several experts to assist in the reform process of Sri Lanka s electricity sector.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says there was no evidence indicating that the Chinese research vessels that had docked in Sri Lanka were spy ships .

Former West Indian international cricketer Marlon Samuels has been banned for six years from all forms of cricket after an independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code in August earlier this year. Samuels’ ban takes effect from November 11, 2023. Samuels was charged by the ICC (the […]

The Court of Appeal on Thursday (23 Nov.) decided to once again postpone the further hearing of the case filed pertaining to the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee.

More than 100 train derailments were reported just within the first eight months this year, Sri Lanka Railway says.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the country s relationship with India does not depend on New Delhi s ties with China, adding that the island nation would not do anything to hurt India s security.

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga s comments on BCCI secretary Jay Shah Ârunning Sri Lankan cricket has caused a major storm across the cricketing world, especially in cricket-mad India that happens to be a superpower of the sport.

The High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Rohitha Bogollagama who arrived in London on 19 November 2023 assumed duties at the High Commission at a simple ceremony the following day.

By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, yesterday said that Parliament like other institutions should bear responsibility for the unprecedented economic crisis caused during President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s administration. Minister Sabry said so when The Island sought his response as regards the responsibility of Parliament for the developing situation against the backdrop of the cou...

The abstention from voting recently by some foremost powers of the vital UN Security Council on a crucial resolution relating to the wellbeing of the people of the Gaza Strip, helped focus on the vexatious issues central to the Israel-Hamas war which are driving the world apart. The abstention from voting by the US, Russia […]

In Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) classes, teachers give their students a list of words for them to find the odd one out. Then they have to explain why they thought it to be odd. It’s an exciting game because teachers include more than one word that may be interpreted as odd in […]

Navy Commander Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, accompanied by the President of the Navy Seva Vanitha Unit, Mala Lamahewa, participated in the Joint Christian Commemoration and Thanksgiving Service held at All Saints’ Church, Borella, on November 21. Organised by the Navy Christian Council, this event was part of a series of diverse spiritual gatherings aiming to […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Historically, Sri Lankan governments have failed to reduce the budget deficit, SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne says. Sri Lankan governments have consistently looked at maximising revenue but paid minimal attention to curtailing expenditure, MP Wickramaratne has said. Even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had not factored in state expenditures when the latest bailout […]

Sri Lankans between the ages of 15 and 49 were affected by dengue more than those of other age categories, Dr. Sashini Ranaweera of the National Dengue Control Unit said. Most of the dengue deaths were reported among the same age group, she said. “So it’s the country’s workforce that’s most affected by dengue,” she […]

All trains plying towards Badulla will only run up to Nanu Oya from tomorrow (23 Nov.), the Sri Lanka Railways Department reported.