News Room : Cyclone Alfred lashes parts of eastern Australia, bringing rains, waves
Tropical storm Alfred has begun to lash Australia’s eastern coast, bringing large amounts of rain and record-breaking waves to a heavily populated region rarely...
News Room : Couple sentenced to death for torturing and murdering two-year-old adopted boy
By A. J. A. Abeynayake Colombo High Court Judge Sujeewa Nishshanka, yesterday (6), sentenced to death a man and his wife for torturing and murdering...
News Room : Rajitha vs. Rohitha: Battle Over Preferential Vote Recount Heads to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has scheduled 30 September to hear a fundamental rights petition filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, challenging the preferential vote count...
News Room : SriLankan Airlines partners with Telangana Tourism for FAM tour
SriLankan Airlines, in collaboration with Telangana Tourism, organized a Familiarization (FAM) tour with 14 Sri Lankan delegates, including top travel agents and outbound tour...
News Room : China says ready to fight US to the end
China said it is ready to fight “any kind of war” with the United States as President Donald Trump continues to exert economic and...
News Room : Breaking: Couple Sentenced to Death for Torturing and Killing Adopted Child
Colombo High Court has sentenced a couple to death after finding them guilty of torturing and murdering a two-year-old child they had taken for...
News Room : Europe ‘at turning point in history’, French president warns
EU leaders are gathering in Brussels today for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was...
News Room : Substandard coconut oil has entered local market – The Island
By Saman Indrajith Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that substandard coconut oil unfit for human consumption had entered the local market. Responding to a...
News Room : Health Professionals Call Off Planned Strike After Talks with Minister
The Federation of Health Professionals has called off its planned token strike scheduled for tomorrow, 6 March, following discussions with Health Minister Dr. Nalinda...
News Room : “I Would Never Have Held Your Hand If I Had Known How Sinister You Are” – Visually Impaired MP Responds to Dayasiri
Sri Lanka’s first visually impaired MP, Sugath Wasantha de Silva of the NPP, delivered an emotional response in Parliament today (5 March) to Samagi...