News Room : People are not rejecting politics but a political culture that abuses power –PM Harini Amarasuriya
160 It is due to the collective policy that we have evolved over the years, that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake could outline the government policy statement without even referring to a single piece of a paper, “Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament yesterday. This is not something we did overnight. We presented a consistent policy that has been built over...
News Room : Speaker endorses several Bills – DailyNews
149 The Speaker (Dr.) Asoka Ranwala informed the House that in term of the provisions of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the Speaker of the Ninth Parliament had endorsed the certificate on the “National Minimum Wage of Workers (Amendment)” Bill on September 11, 2024 and “Reciprocal Recognition, Registration and Enforcement of Foreign...
News Room : Vietnamese tycoon in race to raise $9bn to avoid execution – The Island
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan is in a race for her life. On Tuesday, the 68-year-old will hear the verdict in her appeal against the death sentence handed down on her in April for masterminding the world’s biggest bank fraud. It was a rare and shocking verdict – she is one of very few women in Vietnam to be sentenced...
News Room : President engages in talks with small and medium-scale Rice Mill Owners – The Island
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan is in a race for her life. On Tuesday, the 68-year-old will hear the verdict in her appeal against the death sentence handed down on her in April for masterminding the world’s biggest bank fraud. It was a rare and shocking verdict – she is one of very few women in Vietnam to be sentenced...
News Room : Fair weather except for a few showers in the Eastern province
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 03 December 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected most places of the island during the morning. A few showers will occur in Eastern province while fair weather will prevail elsewhere. Winds will be variable in direction in the sea areas around the island and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph. The...
News Room : Mahanama post 300 runs against Isipatana – The Island
Hasini Ambalangodage and Hasara Wijayaratne settled for the silver medal in the Women’s Doubles after being beaten in straight sets at the South Africa International 2024 Badminton Tournament at Access Park in Cape Town. Hasini and Hasara enjoyed success in a series of competitions in the African continent, as they clinched their third medal, a silver, following a gold medal...
News Room : Inside the ancient Indian ritual where humans become gods – The Island
by Rajan Philips If President AKD’s inaugural Policy Statement at the opening of parliament 10 days ago was mellifluous in its delivery, it was also meticulous in detail, and sweeping in its themes and vistas. He literally spoke with words and numbers effortlessly flowing, but without notes or the help of the teleprompter even though he had the text in...
News Room : Seales’ 4 for 5 gives West Indies control as Bangladesh fold for 164 – The Island
Jayden Seales registered astonishing figures of 15.5-10-5-4 as West Indies bowled out Bangladesh for 164 on the second day of the second Test at Sabina Park. Seales’ bowling figures were the most economical in Test cricket since 1977 (minimum 60 balls). In response, West Indies lost Mikyle Louis early but Kraigg Braithwaite and Keacy Carty took them to 70...
News Room : Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel
Countries have failed to reach a landmark agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more than two years of negotiations. More than 200 nations met in South Korea for what was meant to be a final round of talks. But deep divisions remained between a group of nearly 100 “high ambition” countries calling for plastic to be phased out and oil-producing nations...
News Room : SJB still undecided – The Island
ECONOMYNEXT –Floods and landslides have killed 12 people and left hit 370,000 people in Sri Lanka disaster management authorities said as torrential rains from a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal lashed the island for the third day. The deep depression was around 200 kilometers off Trincomallee Thursday as reservoirs spilled over and landslides closed off roads and rail...