News Room : Very heavy showers above 150 mm can be expected at some places in...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology
Cloudy skies are expected over most parts of the island.
Rainy...
News Room : Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 18 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology
Rainy condition is expected to enhance over Northern, North-central, Eastern,Uva...
News Room : Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas – The Island
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over a corruption case, in the latest of a series...
News Room : Experts frown on govt. move to release rice stocks during harvesting...
By Nimal Gunathilake
Agricultural experts have expressed concern about the government’s decision to release rice stocks purchased and stored at lower prices to the market...
News Room : Donald Trump’s inauguration moved indoors due to ‘dangerous’ cold
President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural address on 20 January will take place indoors due to dangerously cold weather being forecast next week in Washington, he...
News Room : Electricity tariffs reduced by 20% on average, PUCSL confirms
30% reduction for industries and hotels
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced a reduction in electricity tariffs by an average of...
News Room : Govt. taken for a ride again ? – The Island
The Opposition has been able to put the government on the defensive on the propaganda front. The JVP/NPP carried out a propaganda onslaught against...
News Room : SL to broaden ties between leading economic hub, Sichuan Province
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on a four-day state visit to China, met with Wang Xiaohui, Secretary of the Communist Party of China for...
News Room : Parliament to meet from January 21 to 24
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Parliament is scheduled to convene from January 21 to 24. Secretary-General of Parliament, Kushani Rohanadeera stated that this was decided at the meeting of...