News Room : Deshabandu Tennakoon Still Missing Despite Police Search in 20+ Locations, Including Hantana
Four days after the Matara Chief Magistrate issued an order to arrest suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, police have been unable to locate him. Reports indicate that multiple police teams have searched more than 20 locations, including places Tennakoon frequently visited in Colombo, Giriulla, Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Hantana. However, his whereabouts remain unknown. The Matara Magistrate’s Court has ordered the arrest...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s Tourism Booms with USD 400.7 Million in January Earnings
The tourism industry recorded earnings of $400.7 million in January 2025, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), marking a 17.2% increase from the $341.8 million earned in January 2024. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) reported 232,341 tourist arrivals between 1 and 27 February, bringing total arrivals for the year up...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s Tourism Booms with USD 400.7 Million in January Earnings
The tourism industry recorded earnings of $400.7 million in January 2025, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), marking a 17.2% increase from the $341.8 million earned in January 2024. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) reported 232,341 tourist arrivals between 1 and 27 February, bringing total arrivals for the year up...
News Room : Israel blocks all aid to Gaza after 1st phase of truce ends
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Sunday that the country has imposed a blockade on all humanitarian aid to Gaza after the expiration of phase 1 of Israel’s ceasefire agreement with Hamas and as negotiations on phase 2 are still ongoing. “Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided that goods and supplies will cease entering the Gaza Strip as of this...
News Room : Starmer announces ‘coalition of the willing’ to guarantee Ukraine peace
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and defend the country from Russia. The UK, France and other countries will step up their efforts in a “coalition of the willing” and seek to involve the US in their support for Ukraine, he said. “We are at a crossroads in history...
News Room : Showers above 75 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva province and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts – The Island
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 02 MARCH 2025Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 02 March 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Southern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonnaruwa districts while several spells of showers will occur in the Northern province and in Anuradhapura district. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several...
News Room : Hobson’s choice for Zelensky?
Monday 3rd March, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must be regretting that he ever tried to obtain NATO membership for his country and confronted Russia. Having received rousing welcomes in western capitals including Washington during Joe Biden’s presidency, he may not have expected to be thrown into a gauntlet at the White House last Friday. A meeting that was aimed...
News Room : Update: Two Ex-Military Intelligence Officers Granted Bail in Keith Noyahr Abduction Case
Two former Sri Lanka Army Intelligence personnel, arrested yesterday (1 March) on allegations of involvement in the abduction and assault of journalist Keith Noyahr in May 2008, have been granted bail by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court. Noyahr, the associate editor of The Nation, was known for his critical analyses of Sri Lanka’s security situation in his column Military Matters....
News Room : Special Exposition of Sacred Tooth Relic to Be Held from 18 – 28 April
The Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Pradeep Nilanga Dela, has announced that the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic will be open to the public after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Following a request from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the exposition will take place at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy on 18 April from 3.00...
News Room : Shafali and Jonassen power Delhi Capitals into playoffs – The Island
Shafali Verma and Jess Jonassen smashed merciless unbeaten fifties to steer Delhi Capitals (DC) into the WPL 2025 playoffs with a nine-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday. It was RCB’s fourth defeat in a row, and they ended up without a single win in the Bengaluru leg of the tournament. Ellyse Perry once again led RCB’s fight...