News Room : President’s two main challenges:  Accountability and reconciliation

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By Jehan Perera The night bus to Jaffna was also fully booked. Those who had returned on holiday from the diaspora were happy to be back...

News Room : Tsunami and lessons unlearnt – The Island

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Tuesday 27th December, 2022 The 18th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami was marked yesterday with a series of commemorative ceremonies. More than 35,000 lives...

News Room : Fuel consumption drops by 50% – The Island

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By Rathindra Kuruwita  The national fuel consumption had dropped by 50 percent towards the latter part of 2022, compared to the first few months of...

News Room : Where are we heading in 2023? – The...

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By Dr Laksiri Fernando One mistake we normally make in analysing the situation or crisis in Sri Lanka is to do it in isolation. Sri...

News Room : Heads of missions in 16 countries named –...

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Among the 16 new heads of missions appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government, are former Foreign Secretaries, Chitranganee Wagiswara and Admiral Jayanath Colombage. The...

News Room : Met Dept. issues severe weather warning – The...

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Next 24 hours critical 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 : SJB to step upanti-govt. protests – The Island

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Next 24 hours critical 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 : Customs seize drugs sent by post – The...

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Next 24 hours critical 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 : Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer make it 2-0 for...

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Sam Curran broke Chris Morris’ record (INR 16.25 crore) to become the most expensive buy at an IPL auction, when Punjab Kings outbid five other...

News Room : Veddas to contest LG polls as independent group...

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Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected...