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...

News Room : Lohan and wife further remanded

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By AJA Abeynayake Nugegoda Chief Magistrate Ruwini Jayawardena yesterday ordered former Minister Lohan Ratwatte, and his wife, to be further remanded over possessing an illegally-assembled...

News Room : SC suspends release of Grade 05 scholarship exam results – The...

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, speaking at the swearing-in of the National People’s Power (NPP) Government’s new Cabinet at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (18), stressed the importance...

News Room : Public Security Ministry Secy.’s FR petition dismissed – The Island

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, speaking at the swearing-in of the National People’s Power (NPP) Government’s new Cabinet at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (18), stressed the importance...

News Room : SC orders AG to submit a detailed report on disbursement of...

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By A.J.A. Abeynayake The Attorney General (AG) was ordered yesterday by the Supreme Court to submit a detailed report to the court by 27 Feb.,...

News Room : Washout in St Lucia after five overs as England take series...

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The Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has announced an important milestone for local boxing officials, as a 1-star course for referees and judges...