Waves of youth migration Parallel to economic distress, unprecedented waves of outward youth migration and brain drain have drastically altered the local marriage market. Hundreds of thousands of ...

Browns Hotels & Resorts has secured five prestigious accolades at the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2026, held in the Maldives, earning two Gold and three Silver awards across five properties in ...

The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has raised serious concerns over alleged procurement irregularities, misuse of public assets and financial losses at the Southern Provincial Council (SPC), ...

The first Sri Lankan to be elected in Scotland, Deena Tissera, has extended a heartfelt thank you to The Island for a recent feature on her inspiring journey (Thursday, 15th October, 2026). Taking to ...

Jehan Perera The government appears set to overcome the first major challenge to one of its foundational principles. It has faced down demands from sections of the Buddhist clergy and opposition ...

Tuesday 20th October, 2026 A massive wave of youth-led and anti-austerity protests is sweeping across several European countries. It is driven by a host of issues including soaring cost of living, ...

Prof. Ranjith Bandara, Emeritus Professor, University of Colombo This article examines why community exclusion, excessive bureaucratic control, unequal distribution of conservation benefits, weak ...

Heritance Hotels and Resorts has secured four distinguished titles at the World Travel Awards 2026, with three national awards recognising its Sri Lankan properties and an international title for ...

Tusker ‘Agbo’ has been found safe and in good health in the Nachchaduwa Tank Reserve following a joint search operation by Wildlife officials and the Army. The Environment Ministry said the elephant ...

Lanka was his homeland, and now it’s Australia, based in Sydney. But for legendary performer Roger Menezes, the lure of his old hometown is just too hard to resist — and he keeps coming this way, ever ...

Reemus Fernando Emerging javelin thrower Themiya Thabrew and young hurdlers H.A.L. Sandali and Sadeesh Denuwan were among the standout performers on the penultimate day of the All-Island Schools Games ...

Rex Clementine ‎ The curtain raiser of the tri-nation series in Pakistan went down to the wire and although Sri Lanka were into their tail, hopes of pulling off an unlikely victory remained alive as ...