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Sunday Island
New era of wellness
Tranquil and tropical with a rugged beauty and temperate climate, Sri Lanka's south coast is blessed with a naturally restorative environment.
2 min |
January 04, 2026
Sunday Island
New Year Dawns with more stories of Sri Lanka
In 2024, I helped launch the maiden issue of The Ceylon Journal [TCJ] to a full house at the elegant, near-patrician environs of the Sri Lanka Medical Association Auditorium.
8 min |
January 04, 2026
Sunday Island
Ideal Motors continues islandwide service camp series for Mahindra Vehicles
Ideal Motors, Sri Lanka's leading automotive sales and after-sales service network, is continuing its islandwide service camp series dedicated to Mahindra vehicles.
1 min |
January 04, 2026
Sunday Island
2025: The Year We Let It Happen
\"I was saved by God to make America great again,\" Donald Trump said, a line that circulated widely during his political comeback rallies.
7 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
The Shapatar boys of Karachi
It's a situation most drivers on Karachi’s major thoroughfares have experienced, especially on weekend nights and public holidays: a ghost motorcycle closing in at breakneck speed.
9 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Ravi Kurges slash of politicians' perks to fund national relief and reconstruction
NDF MP Ravi Karunanayake has called for the savings from MPs' insurance coverage and allowances to be redirected to a relief fund for the public.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
My early days in Parliament and the buildup to my quitting the UNP
Another area in which I intervened was in debates regarding communications, particularly about new technologies.
10+ min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Kandy District Secretariat targeted a second time with a bomb threat
Kandy Police are investigating a second bomb threat targeting the Kandy District Secretariat, following an earlier warning.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Environmentalists warn Sri Lanka's ecological safeguards are failing
Sri Lanka's environmental protection framework is rapidly eroding, with weak law enforcement, politically driven development and the routine sidelining of environmental safeguards pushing the country towards an ecological crisis, leading environmentalists have warned.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Study links South Asian milk tolerance to ancient Steppe herders and migration routes
Genome study of over 8000 samples shows lactase persistence tracks Steppe ancestry with pastoral groups like Todas and Gujars showing high milk digestion ability
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Cardinal warns sex education reforms threaten family values
Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has warned that a plan to introduce age-appropriate sex education in schools from 2026 risks eroding the country's cultural and religious foundations and undermining parental authority, according to a report published by UCAN.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
India successfully tests 3,500-km K-4 missile from nuclear-powered submarine
In a major advancement for its national security and maritime dominance, India has successfully conducted a strategic test of the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
The Shapatar...
Once the race started, Babu quickly took the lead.
5 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Imaginative prevention of grabbing Gannoruwa Vet and Agricultural complex for Gam Udawa
(Excerpted from In Pursuit of Governance, autobiography of MDD Peiris)
4 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
How Fountain Café tried to bag the Metropole chef after the Chairman enjoyed a sumptuous steak
(Excerpted from the anecdotal memoirs of Nihal Kodituwakku)
7 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
After Christmas Day
We are in this period — the days immediately following Christmas — December 25.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Grey Hair could be a sign your body is fighting off skin cancer
Changing attitudes toward gray hair are causing more women, including celebrities like Jane Fonda, Andie MacDowell, and Melissa Gilbert, to proudly rock their silver locks.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
The ‘strange fruit' of Bhaluka and a republic in retreat
On the night of December 18, 2025, a young man was beaten to death, tied to a tree, and set ablaze by a mob in Bhaluka, Mymensingh.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
'I'm not retiring' - Kipchoge's marathon world tour
For more than two decades, Eliud Kipchoge ran with history on his back and won almost everything there was to win.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Nawaloka Hospitals Colombo Marks Four Decades of Responsible, Patient Centered Healthcare
For more than four decades, Nawaloka Hospitals PLC has played a vital role in Sri Lanka's healthcare landscape, guided by a steadfast commitment to safe, ethical, and patient-centred care.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
SLT-Mobitel leads Lanka's 5G Digital Transformation
Marking a major leap forward in the country's digital transformation journey, SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, has made its 5G network publicly available, enabling Sri Lankans to experience the power and possibilities of next-generation connectivity.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
DiCaprio says he has never watched Titanic — or most of his own films
Leonardo DiCaprio may reign supreme on the big screen, but he says he has never actually watched Titanic - or most of his own films.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Executive brinkmanship
Pressure is mounting on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to ensure that an Auditor General is appointed without further delay.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
True Santa & Fake Santa in the US. NPP underwhelmed by Square-toed Critics
A telling Christmas cartoon in a Canadian newspaper (The Globe and Mail) shows the American Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents apprehending and attacking Santa Claus as he lands in the US presumably without a visa.
7 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
India and New Zealand conclude free trade agreement
Governments across the globe are seeking to diversify trade links due to the uncertainty driven by Trump's sweeping tariffs.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Jaishankar's visit reflects close India–Lanka friendship: FM Herath
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath on Tuesday said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Colombo is a strong reflection of the close friendship and enduring partnership between India and Sri Lanka.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Capturing the spirit of Christmas
During this season, Romesh Atapattu's Capello Salon buzzes with a unique energy — a blend of festive excitement and elegance.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Kelani Valley Plantations named Patron of UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka's Water & Ocean Stewardship Group
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) has been invited to serve as Patron of the Water & Ocean Stewardship Working Group of the UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka, marking a significant recognition of the company's longstanding leadership in sustainability and responsible agribusiness.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
The energy we blame but never value:
A first attempt to quantify biomass' hidden contribution
3 min |
December 28, 2025
Sunday Island
Tourist arrivals exceed last year by Dec 21 despite Ditwah
Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals reached 154,609 by December 21, 2025 up from 150,563 last year, despite a slowdown in the first two weeks after Cyclone Ditwah, data from the tourist promotion office showed.
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