News Room : Positive outlook for SL exports in 2025 – The Island
LG polls postponement: Dallas alleges about 10% of estimated expenditure of Rs 8 bn wasted By Shamindra Ferdinando Leader of Nidahas Janatha Sabhawa and executive committee member of Samagi Jana Sandhanaya, ex-parliamentarian Dallas Alahapperuma, yesterday (09) said that legal action would be instituted against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe for having a caused a loss of over Rs. 720,000,000 by postponing the local government (LG) polls. The...
News Room : US and Sri Lanka advance emergency preparedness with regional partners – The Island
LG polls postponement: Dallas alleges about 10% of estimated expenditure of Rs 8 bn wasted By Shamindra Ferdinando Leader of Nidahas Janatha Sabhawa and executive committee member of Samagi Jana Sandhanaya, ex-parliamentarian Dallas Alahapperuma, yesterday (09) said that legal action would be instituted against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe for having a caused a loss of over Rs. 720,000,000 by postponing the local government (LG) polls. The...
News Room : Under 14 Semi-finalists found – The Island
The 94th BASL (Boxing Association of Sri Lanka) Men’s and Women’s Clifford Cup Boxing Championship will take place from December 18 to 22, at Sahas Uyana, Kandy. Matches will commence daily at 2:00 pm, bringing together Sri Lanka’s finest boxers for a thrilling display of skill, strength, and sportsmanship. The tournament will adhere to IBA (International Boxing Association) rules effective...
News Room : General Election: 7,412 election income, expenditure reports received from among 8,361 candidates – EC
87 The Election Commission (EC) has issued the breakdown of the election income and expenditure reports submitted by the candidates who faced the 2024 Parliamentary election directly and through the National lists from each district in the country by the deadline that ended on December 6, 2024. Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L.Rathnayake announced yesterday (9) that a total of 7,412 election income...
News Room : Dhananjaya de Silva-Kusal Mendis stand gives Sri Lanka outside chance
South Africa took major strides towards wrapping up a series whitewash on day four in Gqeberha, dismissing Sri Lanka’s top five after setting a mammoth 348 to win. An unbroken 83-run stand between Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis has given Sri Lanka mild hope going into the final day. But they are still 143 runs shy, and are the...
News Room : Issues Sri Lanka should take up with New Delhi – The Island
by Neville Ladduwahetty It has been reported that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is due to visit India during the latter part of December. He and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to have talks on grant assistance projects from India, debt restructuring, people centric digitisation (identity cards, for instance), finality of the Economic and Technological Co-operation Agreement (ECTA), housing...
News Room : India poised to capture 10-12% of global medtech market in 25 years
According to a report by EY India, India is poised to expand its presence in the global medical technology (MedTech) industry and increase its market share from the current 1.6 to 10 to 12 over the next 25 years. The report says that this growth coincides with the rapid development of the country’s MedTech sector, which is projected to reach...
News Room : PHIs Step Up Food Safety Checks Ahead of Festive Season
The Public Health Inspectors’ Union (PHIU) has launched an initiative to inspect food and beverages sold in high-traffic public areas in preparation for the upcoming festive season. According to the association’s president, Upul Rohana, approximately 1,750 Public Health Inspectors have been deployed nationwide for the effort. The PHIU also highlighted that raw materials used in festive food production are being scrutinised...
News Room : Former South Korean Defense Minister Arrested Over President Yoon’s Martial Law Case
22 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s former defence minister was arrested on Sunday over his alleged role in Yoon’s declaration of martial law last week, prosecutors said. Yoon survived an impeachment vote in the opposition-led parliament late on Saturday, prompted by Tuesday’s short-lived attempt to impose martial law, but the leader of his own party said the president would effectively...
News Room : Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening
The Prince of Wales met US President-elect Donald Trump while visiting France for the ceremonial reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral. Prince William joined other world leaders in Paris to mark the restoration of the world-famous landmark, which was devastated by a fire five years ago. After shaking hands at the ceremony, the pair also met afterwards, with the president-elect describing the prince...