News Room : NDF embroiled in NL seat row has not read public mood...

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By Shamindra Ferdinando A sharp split in the Muslim vote in many parts of the country at the recently concluded general election has deprived both...

News Room : Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines

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US President Joe Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a US defence official told the BBC. The official, who was speaking on...

News Room : Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal may move near the Eastern...

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The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) ship SAMIDARE, which arrived in Sri Lanka on 17th November 2024, departed the island today (19th November), on...

News Room : Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places...

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Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western,...

News Room : Ravi K appointment cannot be challenged – Deshapriya

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‘Wickremesinghe can enter Parliament in case of NDF NL vacancy’ Former Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya, yesterday said that the appointment of Ravi...

News Room : Sri Lankan students in US increase by 10% – The Island

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The U.S. Embassy in Colombo yesterday (19) said there had been a 10% increase in the number of Sri Lankan students studying at US...

News Room : Rs 90 mn worth of smuggled painkillers detected – The Island

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By Ifham Nizam In a landmark move to address pressing ecological challenges, Sri Lanka has unveiled the Mihikataha Policy, an ambitious framework aimed at ensuring...

News Room : Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely at some places in...

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Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western,...

News Room : ‘Gas Cylinder’ explodes; Ranil flays NDF Secy. for submitting Ravi’s name

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… alleges constituents of alliance undermined Row over National List positions: UNP Leader and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken exception to the sumbission of Ravi...

News Room : New Cabinent sworn in

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Twenty-one Cabinet Ministers were sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday morning (18) at the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo. Deputy Ministers will be sworn in later. Following Dissanayake’s victory...