Iran says it launched missiles at two US bases in Jordan following a US attack on Larak Island in southern Iran earlier on Sunday. In a statement reported by Iranian news agencies on Sunday, the ...

Monday 31st August, 2026 It never rains but it pours. While taking a huge political gamble by trying to amend the Constitution to raise the retirement ages of the judges of the Superior Courts and ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 31 AUGUST 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 August 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in  the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle ...

Former Central Bank Governor, Singapore citizen Arjuna Mahendran has denied speculation that he has changed his name. In an email to the editor of the Sunday Island, Mahendran has said: “It has been ...

The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from  28th of August to 07th of September due to its apparent southward relative motion. The nearest places of Sri Lanka over which the ...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Saturday (29) challenged the government to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council elections, saying the polls... Iran says it launched missiles at two US bases ...

Justice R. Gurusinghe The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has alleged that due to the failure on the part of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to fill the existing vacancies in the Supreme Court, ...

The United States has struck Larak Island in southern Iran in the first attack against the country since late July, a US official has confirmed to Al Jazeera. Tehran vowed to retaliate for Sunday’s ...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Saturday (29) challenged the government to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council elections, saying the polls would provide an opportunity to gauge the level of ...

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) has announced a  reduction in the prices of Petrol 92 and Petrol 95, effective from midnight today (30). The price of Petrol 92 has been reduced by Rs. 15 ...

The Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2026 (SLSC ’26), the 55th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, will be held from September 2 to 5 at Cinnamon Grand Colombo. This year’s ...

Sarasavi takes English writing beyond the bookshelf — and dreams of taking Sri Lankan stories to the world By Ifham Nizam What happens when readers finally see themselves in the pages of a book? For ...