News Room : SJB slams govt. for awarding contract to ex-SLPP Minister’s company – The Island
Nationalist Organisations have strongly objected to government providing refugee status to Rohingyas from Myanmar. In an open letter to Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, the grouping has urged the government to send back those who arrived in northern Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Excerpts of the letter: We are addressing this letter to present our grave concern over...
News Room : SJB slams govt. for awarding contract to ex-SLPP Minister’s company – The Island
Nationalist Organisations have strongly objected to government providing refugee status to Rohingyas from Myanmar. In an open letter to Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, the grouping has urged the government to send back those who arrived in northern Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Excerpts of the letter: We are addressing this letter to present our grave concern over...
News Room : Guaranteed paddy prices announced – The Island
Nationalist Organisations have strongly objected to government providing refugee status to Rohingyas from Myanmar. In an open letter to Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, the grouping has urged the government to send back those who arrived in northern Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Excerpts of the letter: We are addressing this letter to present our grave concern over...
News Room : Nationalist groups ask govt. to repatriate Rohingyas – The Island
Nationalist Organisations have strongly objected to government providing refugee status to Rohingyas from Myanmar. In an open letter to Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, the grouping has urged the government to send back those who arrived in northern Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Excerpts of the letter: We are addressing this letter to present our grave concern over...
News Room : Ghana wants more for its cashews, but it’s a tough nut to crack
The Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused. I’m trying to establish how the rather flimsy 30g bag of roasted cashew nuts she’s selling, beside a sweltering highway in Ghana’s capital, costs me the equivalent of about 75 cents (60p). That’s obviously not a lot of money for me, a visitor from the UK, but I’m amazed at the mark up....
News Room : Billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan dies
Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced. Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, who trace his lineage directly to the Prophet Muhammad. He “passed away peacefully” in Lisbon, Portugal, surrounded by his family, his charity said in a...
News Room : Thousands evacuate Santorini as earthquakes strike island
Thousands of residents are fleeing Santorini after hundreds of earthquakes were recorded near the Greek island in the last 48 hours. About 9,000 people have left the island since Sunday, with additional emergency flights scheduled to leave on Tuesday. More than 300 earthquakes have been recorded in the past two days near the island, and some experts say tremors could continue...
News Room : Prez urges persistence in struggle for freedom – The Island
Every Lankan is engaged in the Aragalaya to attain comprehensive economic, social, and cultural freedom and “each of us is a warrior on the same battlefield. Collectively, we must persist in our struggle for freedom on behalf of this motherland,” President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday. Speaking at the main Independence Day ceremony in Colombo, the President said:”We must embark upon a journey...
News Room : Rice-paddy dilemma
Wednesday 5th February, 2025 Rice is more than a food item for Sri Lankans; it is a kind of politico-cultural staple. Hence its ability to make or break governments. One of the key factors that led to the 1953 Hartal was a steep rise in the price of rice under a UNP government. The then Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake had...
News Room : Head and Sutherland take top Australia awards
Travis Head has been named Australian cricket’s Allan Border Medallist and Annabel Sutherland has won the Belinda Clark Award. It was the first time for each player to win Australian cricket’s highest individual honours. While Head was a favourite for the top men’s prize, also claiming the one-day international player award, Sutherland was third in the one-day voting and a...