News Room : Europe ‘at turning point in history’, French president warns
EU leaders are gathering in Brussels today for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was...
News Room : Substandard coconut oil has entered local market – The Island
By Saman Indrajith
Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that substandard coconut oil unfit for human consumption had entered the local market.
Responding to a...
News Room : Health Professionals Call Off Planned Strike After Talks with Minister
The Federation of Health Professionals has called off its planned token strike scheduled for tomorrow, 6 March, following discussions with Health Minister Dr. Nalinda...
News Room : “I Would Never Have Held Your Hand If I Had Known...
Sri Lanka’s first visually impaired MP, Sugath Wasantha de Silva of the NPP, delivered an emotional response in Parliament today (5 March) to Samagi...
News Room : Breaking: Daisy Forrest Arrested by CID Over Money Laundering Case
Daisy Forrest, grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago.
She arrived at the CID this...
News Room : RTI Commission Chairman Upali Abeyratne Resigns
Retired Supreme Court Judge Upali Abeyratne, Chairman of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, has submitted his resignation letter to the Presidential Secretariat.
Abeyratne also...
News Room : Breaking: Indian PM Modi to Visit Sri Lanka in April
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Sri Lanka in April. According to Sri Lankan sources, the visit is still being...
News Room : Human Immunoglobulin Case: SC Dismisses FR Petition of Former Health Ministry...
The Supreme Court today dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Saman Ratnayake, challenging his arrest...
News Room : internet shutdowns hit record high
In 2024, global internet shutdowns reached an all-time high, with governments using digital blockades to suppress protests, dissent and tighten political control. The approach,...
News Room : India, UAE hold talks on India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
The ambitious intercontinental connectivity project – the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEEC) – launched at the G-20 summit in Delhi in September 2023 with...