News Room : Govt. urged to seek extradition of Maulana over C-4 allegations – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan aka Pilleyan has refuted unsubstantiated claims made by his wartime Media Secretary Mohammed Milhilar Mohammed Hanzeer alias Azad Maulana in a Channel 4 interview in early Sept. 2023 pertaining to the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Multiple blasts claimed the lives of about 270 people, including 40 foreigners, while nearly 500 sustained injuries. Chandrakanthan, one-time...
News Room : Flood warning issued for several areas – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan aka Pilleyan has refuted unsubstantiated claims made by his wartime Media Secretary Mohammed Milhilar Mohammed Hanzeer alias Azad Maulana in a Channel 4 interview in early Sept. 2023 pertaining to the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Multiple blasts claimed the lives of about 270 people, including 40 foreigners, while nearly 500 sustained injuries. Chandrakanthan, one-time...
News Room : Maldivian Coast Guard, acts on SLN tip-off, intercepts SL fishing craft with haul of narcotics – The Island
By Norman Palihawadane The Maldivian Coast Guard, acting on intelligence provided by the Lankan Navy, successfully intercepted a Sri Lankan fishing trawler on Saturday (23), which was found carrying a significant haul of illegal drugs. The operation, which took place in the Maldivian waters, resulted in the seizure of 344 kilos of crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as “Ice”) and approximately 124...
News Room : Rohan Fernando passes away – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan aka Pilleyan has refuted unsubstantiated claims made by his wartime Media Secretary Mohammed Milhilar Mohammed Hanzeer alias Azad Maulana in a Channel 4 interview in early Sept. 2023 pertaining to the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Multiple blasts claimed the lives of about 270 people, including 40 foreigners, while nearly 500 sustained injuries. Chandrakanthan, one-time...
News Room : GCE A/L exam commences today – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan aka Pilleyan has refuted unsubstantiated claims made by his wartime Media Secretary Mohammed Milhilar Mohammed Hanzeer alias Azad Maulana in a Channel 4 interview in early Sept. 2023 pertaining to the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Multiple blasts claimed the lives of about 270 people, including 40 foreigners, while nearly 500 sustained injuries. Chandrakanthan, one-time...
News Room : Singapore hangs drug trafficker, third such execution in a week – The Island
Singapore has carried out its third hanging of a convicted drug trafficker in a week despite appeals for clemency from the United Nations. Rosman Abdullah, 55, was executed for trafficking 57.43 grams of heroin into the Southeast Asian city-state, Singapore’s drug enforcement agency said on Friday. Rosman, a Singaporean, was “accorded full due process under the law, and was represented by...
News Room : Thousands protest against sexual violence in France
Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest against sexual violence. The protests on Saturday come two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the capital, Paris, large crowds of women and men marched waving purple placards that denounced gender-based violence and defended women’s reproductive rights. Demonstrators voiced concerns about a possible...
News Room : More than 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in 48 hours – The Island
At least 120 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in two days, Palestinian health officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment across the besieged territory. At least seven people were killed when a residential home was hit overnight in the Zeitoun suburb of Gaza City, health officials said on Saturday. The other deaths were recorded in central...
News Room : Very heavy showers above 150 mm are likely at some places in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambantota district
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology A low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to move west north-westwards and intensify into a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal on 25th November. The system may intensify further and move towards the Northern coast of Sri Lanka. Cloudy skies...
News Room : West Indies ride on Greaves’ 115 to exert dominance over Bangladesh – The Island
A maiden Test century for Justin Greaves headlined a dominant day for West Indies against Bangladesh on day two of the Antigua Test. After his 115 helped West Indies post 450 for 9, West Indies bookended the day with two Bangladesh wickets, leaving the visitors 410 behind with eight wickets in hand. It was a fine recovery after slipping to...