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