News Room : Trump seeks to dismiss election interference charges
Ex-President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to dismiss the election interference case against him, arguing his role entitled him to “absolute immunity”.
Mr...
News Room : CBSL Governor sees good progress in negotiations with...
By Saman Indrajith
The Budget 2024 process commenced yesterday with the government presenting the Appropriation Bill to Parliament. Pojected expenditure estimate amounts to 3.8 trillion...
News Room : WB predicts Lanka’s poverty will increase to 28%...
The World Bank predicts that Sri Lanka’s poverty will increase to 27.9 percent in 2023 from 25 percent in 2022 as the country continues...
News Room : US congressman carjacked at gunpoint in Washington DC
US congressman Henry Cuellar was held up at gunpoint while his car was stolen in Washington on Monday evening, according to local media reports.
Cuellar,...
News Room : LPBOA demands bus fare hike – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Top Opposition spokesperson Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (02) said that the government should take full responsibility for the suspension of USD...
News Room : Vehicle revenue permits could be obtained from home...
The tribute ceremony for senior journalist Edmund Ranasinghe, the founding editor and editorial director of the ‘Divaina’ newspaper and one of Sri Lanka’s most...
News Room : It’s the economy, again – The Island
by SALIYA WEERAKOONand Prof. ALEX LIN CHEE LOK
In 1914, Cambridge-educated D. R Wijewardena, arguably one of the most recognised entrepreneurs in the country, bought...
News Room : Landslide Early Warnings issued to Galle, Hambantota, Kalutara,...
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation has extended the land slide early warnings issued to the Districts of Galle,...
News Room : China pledges steadfast support to Sri Lanka –...
China will continue to firmly support Sri Lanka in pursuing a development path that suits its own national conditions, getting rid of the “poverty...
News Room : Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged...
The actor Sir Michael Gambon has died aged 82, his family has said.
He was best known for playing Professor Albus Dumbledore in six of...