News Room : EC urged to start LG polls process after 21 March
SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (18) requested the Election Commission (EC) not to initiate the process pertaining to local government (LG) polls until the conclusion of the ongoing budget debate. Having led a top level Opposition delegation for talks with the EC, Premadasa said that the process could begin after 21 March as the vast majority of government MPs were...
News Room : Mandhana, bowlers help RCB cruise past Delhi Capitals
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made short work of a full-strength Delhi Capitals by keeping their batting line-up to 141 and then chasing the total down with ease to continue the trend of the chasing side winning, for the fourth game in a row. Even though RCB were without the trio of Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil and Asha...
News Room : The Right to Survive: Wetlands and you
Nations Trust WNPS monthly lecture The February Nations Trust WNPS monthly lecture ‘The Right to Survive: Wetlands and you’ will be held on 20 Feb. at 6.00 pm. Conservator General of Forests Nishantha Edirisinghe, Director of Protected Area Management at Sri Lanka’s Department of Wildlife Conservation Manjula Amararathna and Freshwater Ecology Researcher at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Dr. Chaturangi...
News Room : Insights from Tagore – II – The Island
by Panduka Karunanayake Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine and former Director, Staff Development Centre,University of Colombo The 34th J.E. Jayasuriya Memorial Lecture 14 February 2025 SLFI Auditorium, Colombo (Continued from 17 Feb.) Tagore and humanism Tagore was born to a wealthy Bengali family in British colonial India in the year 1861. This was a time of great social transformation in India, involving political, social,...
News Room : Yamanishi breaks world 20km race walk record in Kobe
Japan’s Toshikazu Yamanishi clocked 1:16:10* to break the men’s world 20km race walk record at the Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships, a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze event, in Kobe on Sunday (16). With that performance the two-time world champion improved the previous world record of 1:16:36 set by his compatriot Yusuke Suzuki in Nomi in 2015 by 26 seconds. On his...
News Room : All-round Campher, Stirling help Ireland draw level
Curtis Campher produced another brilliant all-round display to lay the platform for Ireland’s series-levelling win in Harare. His three-wicket burst sucked the momentum out of Zimbabwe’s innings and restricted them to a total well below par and his 144-run stand with Paul Stirling, who scored an excellent 89, ensured Ireland were always comfortable in the chase. Ireland had fallen short...
News Room : Priya Mishra sets up easy win for Gujarat Giants – The Island
Curtis Campher produced another brilliant all-round display to lay the platform for Ireland’s series-levelling win in Harare. His three-wicket burst sucked the momentum out of Zimbabwe’s innings and restricted them to a total well below par and his 144-run stand with Paul Stirling, who scored an excellent 89, ensured Ireland were always comfortable in the chase. Ireland had fallen short...
News Room : SJB-UNP talks fail again; Tissa pulls out of delegation – The Island
The adverse impacts of climate change, compounded by Sri Lanka’s ongoing socio-economic crisis, have left rural communities grappling with increasing vulnerability. With a rural economy heavily reliant on natural resources, the effects of inflation, soaring import prices, and disrupted supply chains have created a precarious situation. As the cost of living rises, many low-income households in rural areas have...
News Room : Thanuja, Rachintha score centuries as Thurstan defy Isipatana to earn Tier ‘A’ promotion – The Island
Barely 24 hours after 202 was chased down easily on the opening night of WPL 2025, a target of 165 proved to be tricky on the same pitch for Delhi Capitals, who got over the line on the last ball against Mumbai Indians for a two-wicket win. It came down to 30 from 18, 10 from six, two off...
News Room : Ranil meets Jaishankar
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe held discussions with India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar during the 8th Indian Ocean Conference, party sources said. They focused on regional cooperation and maritime security, emphasising the need to enhance both bilateral and multilateral partnerships in the Indian Ocean region. Wickremesinghe, currently in Oman for the Maritime Partnership Conference, is set to address...