News Room : LA fires death toll rises to 24 as high winds expected
Weather forecasters in California are warning fierce winds which fuelled the infernos around Los Angeles are expected to pick up again this week, as fire crews on the ground race to make progress controlling three wildfires. Officials warned that after a weekend of relatively calm winds, the notoriously dry Santa Ana winds would pick up again from Sunday night until...
News Room : Rodrigues’ maiden international hundred seal series win for India – The Island
India notched up a series win that never appeared to be in any doubt, but in batting out 50 overs for a second straight game in Rajkot, Ireland ticked off a few boxes as part of their preparations for the World Cup qualifiers.India stormed to their highest ever ODI score, fuelled by Jemimah Rodrigues’ maiden ODI century, and then...
News Room : Four new SC judges appointed – The Island
… alleges current pricing formula helps fleece consumers by Shamindra Ferdinando Alleging that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had sought to put off the scheduled power tariff revision, on the basis of false data and assessment provided to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), prominent SJB trade union activist Ananda Palitha yesterday (12) said that the PUC could grant as much as...
News Room : Not all farmers have received fertiliser subsidies – Sajith
69 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa alleged that a large number of farmers are yet to receive the fertiliser subsidy and added that the Government should announce when they are planning to pay the subsidy for those who have not received it, at the earliest. Speaking to the media, Premadasa said, “According to the Government, there are 996,992 farmers eligible for fertiliser...
News Room : A murder that shook British India and toppled a king
It looked like an ordinary murder. One hundred years ago on this day – 12 January 1925 – a group of men attacked a couple on a car ride in a upmarket suburb in Bombay (now Mumbai) in colonial India, shooting the man dead and slashing the woman’s face. But the story that unfolded brought global spotlight on the case, while...
News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces. Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected...
News Room : Vogue boost for South coast – The Island
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s red rice which disappeared from shop shelves after price controls were strictly enforced, was due to the ex-President Ranil Wickremesnghe distributing rice, Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe claimed. “The last government before the Presidential election did a dastardly (Alu-goth-theru, thaka-thiru wedak) before the presidential election,” Samarasinghe told parliament. “They took red rice from mills in the South paying 10...
News Room : Moulin Rouge-themed New Year celebration at Mount Lavinia Hotel
Mount Lavinia Hotel ushered in the new year with an unforgettable, Moulin Rouge-inspired evening that brought the heart of Paris to Sri Lanka. The theme, “Moulin Rouge – Une Nuit à...
News Room : Foreign Minister Herath says MoU signed by ex-Minister Manusha legally invalid – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Russia is seeking Sri Lanka’s assistance to confirm the identities of several ex-military personnel killed in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Island learns that Russia has requested the relevant authorities to facilitate the identification of dead personnel through DNA testing to pave the way for the payment of compensation. Russia has assured the previous government of sufficient compensation...
News Room : Only Rs.900,000 spent on ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative
89 Health and Mass Media Minister Dr.Nalinda Jayatissa, emphasised in Parliament yesterday that the claims made by the Opposition that the inaugural of “Clean Sri Lanka initiative “caused Rs.7 million are completely false. The Minister pointed out that “Rs.7 million have not been spent on the Clean Sri Lanka inauguration as reported by some media organisations. Only an amount of Rs.900,000...