News Room : Sri Lanka to Offer Visa-Free Entry to 34 Countries from January
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, has provided an update on the country’s strategic efforts to revitalize its tourism sector, which has faced unprecedented challenges in recent years due to the Easter Sunday attacks, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic crisis. Speaking at the India Foundation Program, Herath stated, “We too had such a big tourism before the Easter Sunday...
News Room : England romp to 286-run victory as Bell chimes in South Africa collapse – The Island
England have won their first Test in 10 years and as many matches by beating South Africa by 286 ruLauren ns in Bloemfontein. They dismissed South Africa for 64 in their second innings, their lowest Test total after setting them a target of 351. Lauren Bell, who registered a career-best 4 for 49 in the first innings, rewrote her own...
News Room : Dottin, Matthews make easy work of India in series-levelling win
West Indies levelled the T20I series in style, with captain Hayley Mathews at the forefront of a robust batting performance in a nine-wicket thrashing. Matthews hit an unbeaten 85, courtesy 17 fours, just four less than India’s 21, to help West Indies break a sequence of nine straight T20I losses to India. Matthews’ brilliance helped cover for a shoddy fielding...
News Room : Has ‘Compass’ lost direction? – The Island
I wish to share with your wide readership how the poor and disabled people are helped in the UK. Before that, on a glowing note, Sri Lanka’s was portrayed in the best possible light through Alexander Armstrong’s recent three-part series on Sri Lanka. On top of this achievement, Sri Lanka has also been recognised as the 5th best country...
News Room : Four MPs sworn-in – DailyNews
128 Four new Members of Parliament were sworn in before Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih yesterday. The swearing-in ceremony marks the formal induction of these MPs, who have been appointed to fill vacancies under their respective party National Lists. Accordingly, Faiszer Musthapha was sworn-in representing the New Democratic Front (NDF) while Sujeewa Senasinghe, Mano Ganesan and Mohamed Ismail took oaths under the Samagi...
News Room : Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne elected Speaker
120 National People’s Power Polonnaruwa District Parliamentarian Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne was unanimously elected as the 23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka yesterday. His nomination was proposed by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and seconded by Minister Bimal Rathnayake at the commencement of yesterday’s Parliamentary sitting. Dr. Wickramaratne succeeds Asoka Ranwala, who resigned from the position on December 13 amid...
News Room : Sajith ready to present all certificates today
115 Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday (17) that he is ready to present all his educational qualifications to Parliament this morning. The Opposition Leader made this statement in response to a question that was raised by the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Chief Government Whip and Cabinet Spokesperson Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday. “I intend to present all...
News Room : Lycamobile says up to 90% of UK staff could lose their jobs
Almost 90% of the UK workforce at telecoms company Lycamobile has been told they could lose their jobs, with more than 300 staff fearing for their roles shortly before Christmas, the Guardian reports. The company, owned by billionaire Tory philanthropist and British-Sri Lankan businessman Alliraja Subhaskaran, sells pay-as-you-go SIM cards, popular with low-wage workers overseas as well as in the...
News Room : The head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces Killed
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter has killed a senior general in charge of nuclear security in Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee says. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces, was killed outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospect on Tuesday. “The head of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Protection Corps of the Armed...
News Room : President’s Fund Payments: Which Former MPs Received Millions?
Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, addressing Parliament today (17), disclosed details regarding payments allocated from the President’s Fund during the period 2005-2024. He explained that the fund is intended for welfare activities, including poverty alleviation in the country, as stipulated in the President’s Fund Act, which outlines five specific purposes for its usage: Poverty alleviation. Advancement of education...