News Room : Govt. won’t withdraw from IMF programme, Prez tells House – The...
By Saman Indrajith
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said that the government hoped to sign a new staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund...
News Room : One person shot dead in Walasgala Dikwella – The Island
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 : Dr Asoka Sapumal Ranwala appointed speaker of 10th Parliament – The...
The ceremonial opening of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament is scheduled for today (Nov. 21).
Following the sounding of the quorum Bell at...
News Room : US charges Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud – The Island
Temba Bavuma South Africa’s Test captain, has recovered from his elbow injury in time to be available for their two-Test series at home against...
News Room : NPP sweep ‘earthquake in Sri Lankan politics’: Solheim – The Island
The stunning electoral sweep of the National People’s Power (NPP), led by Marxist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is “an earthquake in Sri Lankan politics”,...
News Room : NDF embroiled in NL seat row has not read public mood...
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
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...
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...
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
‘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...