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By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam
Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected...
News Room : Mathews shines as Sri Lanka secure last-ball win – The Island
Danil H Thisararachi recently became the best boxer at the Intermediate Boxing Championship organized by the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL). This rising...
News Room : Israel launches ‘extensive strikes’ on Gaza, at least 220 reported dead
The Israeli military says it is carrying out “extensive strikes” on the Gaza Strip, and the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry reported that at least 220...
News Room : Teen Remanded for Brutal Attack on Dog in Nanuoya
A 17-year-old youth from Edimbrough Estate, Nanuoya, has been remanded until 10 September after being arrested for brutally assaulting a dog and throwing it...
News Room : Zelensky rejects proposals for buffer zone to end Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces as part of a peace deal, arguing it...
News Room : Salman, Rauf too good for Afghanistan in tri-series opener
An unbeaten half-century from captain Salman Agha and a disciplined quartet of bowlers saw Pakistan ease to a 39-run victory in the first game...
News Room : Rajapaksas were behind the ‘Aragalaya’
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MP Dilan Perera claims three distinct groups were behind the Gota Go Home Aragalaya. He said he is yet unable...
News Room : India Offers Support to Evacuate Sri Lankans from Israel
Amid the ongoing crisis in Israel, the Indian government has agreed to provide a limited number of seats on Air India flights operating from...
News Room : All-Female!
by Anushka Kahandagamage
The world moves forward, but the challenges women face in Sri Lankan society—whether as visible barriers or as invisible misogyny—are unbelievable. Gender-based...
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News Room : Mahanayaka Theras Urge UK Intervention to Stop Auction...
The Mahanayaka Theras of Sri Lanka’s Malwatu, Asgiriya, Amarapura and Ramanna Chapters have appealed to the British government to intervene and prevent the auction...
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Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan aka Pilleyan has refuted unsubstantiated claims made by his wartime Media Secretary Mohammed Milhilar Mohammed Hanzeer alias...
News Room : Ranil’s tax policies will discourage investors -Harsha
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Opening the debate on the Budget 2023 for the Opposition, Dr. De Silva said Budget 2023 had welfare expenditure by Rs. 40...
