News Room : 4,100 Lankans HIV positive – The Island

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By Shamindra Ferdinando Senior Director of Customs Seevali Arukgoda strongly defended Customs Officers’ Management and Compensation Fund (COMCF) taking 70% of total penalty imposed on...

News Room : Mindanao island hit by two powerful quakes but...

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Two powerful earthquakes have hit the Philippines’ second-largest island of Mindanao, prompting initial fears of a potential “destructive tsunami”. The US Geological Survey measured the...

News Room : Bogollagama advocates SL’s economic potential at Commonwealth trade...

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ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s non-performing loans after the latest currency crisis is showing signs of having peaked but some sectors are hit worse than others...

News Room : President Ranil Wickremesinghe advocates bold climate action at...

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Addressing the 28th session of the Conference of Parties (CoP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Dubai, UAE on...

News Room : Pending further investigations Jerome remanded till Dec 13

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Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday (Dec 01) remanded pastor Jerome Fernando till Dec 13, pending further investigations into his controversial remarks on Buddhism, Hinduism and...

News Room : Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at...

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Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m.on 01 December2023 by the Department of Meteorology Further enhancement of showery condition is expected over the island due to...

News Room : COP28: Poor countries win 30-year fight for climate...

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In a surprise that has lit up COP28, delegates have agreed to launch a long-awaited fund to pay for damage from climate-driven storms and...

News Room : Secy Gen, not Speaker, gatekeeper of parliament –...

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By Shamindra Ferdinando The releasing of information in response to the Right to Information (RTI) queries was the prerogative of Secretary General of Parliament, Hansa...

News Room : Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal and south...

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Police in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have arrested a man who allegedly shot his teenage daughter dead last week after photos showing...

News Room : Pope Francis to evict Cardinal Raymond Burke...

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Pope Francis is evicting US Cardinal Raymond Burke, an outspoken critic, from his Vatican apartment and revoking his salary. Cardinal Burke is part of a...