News Room : Chaos erupts at inaugural Nattandiya Pradeshiya Sabha meeting over NPP theme song – The Island
The government’s much-publicised plan to launch operations at the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port on 01 July — the first key...
News Room : SLPP: Words like container, solar panel, and wind power now seem banned in Parliament
Hambantota District SLPP MP D.V. Chanaka said on Friday that words such as container, solar panel, and wind power had been banned in Parliament. Addressing...
News Room : Forgery Suspected in Presidential Pardon to Financial Fraud Convict; CID Launches Investigation
The recent controversy surrounding the release of a financial fraud convict from Anuradhapura Prison under the Presidential Pardon for Vesak Poya Day has revealed...
News Room : Strike by Supplementary Health Staff Winds Down, Lab Professionals Remain Defiant
The strike launched by the Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) came to an end at 8:00 a.m. today (7 June), with...
News Room : Relief Flight Dispatched After SriLankan Plane Grounded in Indonesia Due to Technical Fault
A special relief flight, UL 302, departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Medan International Airport in Sumatra, Indonesia, to transport 101 passengers and...
News Room : Backlash Against Govt Over Presidential Pardon for Financial Fraud Convict on Vesak Poya Day
The government is facing a backlash following the release of a convicted financial fraudster from Anuradhapura Prison under a presidential pardon granted on Vesak...
News Room : Gotabaya and BNS Should Be Named as Suspects in Rs. 27.6 Million Flood Project Misuse Case, Court Told
Former Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman should be named as suspects in a case involving the misuse of public...
News Room : Trump confirms China trip after ‘very good’ call with Xi
Donald Trump has said he will visit China after speaking to its leader Xi Jinping over the phone. The US president said he had reciprocated...
News Room : Govt. threatens to introduce maximum retail price for salt
The government yesterday warned that it would introduce a Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for salt within the week if attempts to inflate prices continued.Trade...
News Room : Lose Yourself… in a USD109 Million Lawsuit: Eminem Sues Meta
Eminem’s music publishing company, Eight Mile Style, has filed a massive lawsuit against tech giant Meta, accusing it of copyright infringement for the unauthorised...