The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
Editorial Voting is often glorified as the ultimate expression of our democratic power, the bedrock of our society. We are repeatedly told that each ballot cast is a solemn duty, that it
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a seamless part of daily life, from unlocking our phones with facial recognition to predictive text in emails. Behind this technology lies deep learning and neural networks
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The generative AI boom continues to gain momentum, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT leading the charge. According to new data from Similarweb, traffic to the popular AI tool has surged, reaching a staggering 3.7
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor “Tourism is about making connections—connections between people, between cultures, and between a traveller and a place.” — Rosita Missoni The tourism sector in Sri Lanka has long
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The 35th annual “November Heroes’ Commemoration” took place yesterday at the New Town Hall in Colombo, organised by the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), a party founded after breaking away from the JVP
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The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) has issued an urgent warning about the trafficking of Sri Lankans from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to cyber scam centers in Myanmar. The NAHTTF
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by A Special Correspondent Sri Lanka Guardian has obtained a trove of documents detailing alleged plans by U.S.-based agencies to influence Indonesia’s political landscape following the election victory of Prabowo Subianto and
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In an interview with The Island, former Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, addressed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent promise to release Tamil political prisoners, stating unequivocally that, in his view, Sri
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by Luxman Aravind The government’s decision today has all but destroyed any remaining trust in its commitment to genuine justice. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), who just days ago assured the public
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by a Special Correspondent in Doha The Iranian hacker group known as Hanzala announced it has hacked into the personal phones of high-profile former Israeli officials, Benny Gantz, Israel’s ex-Prime Minister and
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Allegations have surfaced that the government is attempting to politicize school children through the inclusion of controversial questions in the General Public Examination for Advanced Level students at CWW Kannangara Central College
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Editorial In a nation where meaningful leadership seems like a distant memory, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent declarations reveal a tragicomic spectacle of hollow promises, personal ambition, and a flagrant disregard for
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On Monday, Justice Sanjiv Khanna took the oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, with President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath of office.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, has vehemently denied U.S. accusations linking Tehran to an alleged plot to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump and target Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka. In a
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially confirmed that Israel’s special services orchestrated a sabotage operation in Lebanon, leading to simultaneous explosions of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies, an attack that left dozens
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