News Room : Dinesh seeks explanation from Tilvin and Nihal – The Island
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday told The Island that a section of the media had misinterpreted a decision taken by the current membership of BRICS not to expand the organisation for the moment as rejection of Sri Lanka’s application to join the organisation. However, the grouping has accepted Sri Lanka’s request to become a member of their New Development Bank (NDB), Herath...
News Room : EPDP alleges NPP propagating lies over ministerial portfolio – The Island
The suspension of a controversial online process introduced at the expense of transparency and accountability had proved that a parliamentary watchdog committee could thwart such an operation in spite of overwhelming political power exercised by those who arranged the deal. Y. Karunaratne, who had been on the staff of the Committee of Public Finance (CoPF) during the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa administration explained...
News Room : Corpse-driven politics
Monday 11th November, 2024 Almost all extrajudicial killings have remained unsolved in this country because they have been reduced to mere political slogans. During election campaigns, politicians gain a great deal of political mileage by shedding copious tears for the victims of barbaric violence and promising to ensure that justice is served, but they forget their promises after winning elections...
News Room : UNHRC resolution, good governance, BRICS – Operation camouflage? – The Island
by Tamara Kunanayakam On 8 October this year, the Cabinet media spokesman Vijitha Herath announced the new JVP/NPP Government’s decision to “strongly reject” the US-UK draft resolution tabled by the United Kingdom at the recent session of the UN Human Rights Council, extending the mandate of an “external evidence-gathering mechanism” established by its 2022 resolution 51/1. On the following day, Sri...
News Room : Why massive sex tape leak could be a ploy for power in Equatorial Guinea – The Island
What the rest of the world sees as a sex tape scandal could in fact be the latest episode in the real-life drama over who will become Equatorial Guinea’s next president. Over the past fortnight, dozens of videos – estimates range from 150 to more than 400 – have been leaked of a senior civil servant having sex in his...
News Room : Pakistan railway bomb blast kills at least 25 – The Island
His triumph comes after a spectacular fall. He refused to accept the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Biden, and his role in trying to overturn the election results to stay in office is still being scrutinised today. He faces charges for allegedly inciting the violent attack on the US Capitol on the 6 January 2021. And...
News Room : Qatar suspends role as mediator between Israel and Hamas – The Island
A superb unbeaten century by Phil Salt led England to a convincing eight-wicket victory over West Indies for a 1-0 lead in their five-match T20I series in Barbados. Saqib Mahmood took career-best figures of 4 for 34, including three wickets in the powerplay and a tight over at the death, but in the meantime West Indies blitzed their way through...
News Room : Phil Salt’s century, Saqib Mahmood’s four, power England to eight-wicket win – The Island
A superb unbeaten century by Phil Salt led England to a convincing eight-wicket victory over West Indies for a 1-0 lead in their five-match T20I series in Barbados. Saqib Mahmood took career-best figures of 4 for 34, including three wickets in the powerplay and a tight over at the death, but in the meantime West Indies blitzed their way through...
News Room : Showers may occur in Northern, North-central, Central, Uva and Southern provinces and in Trincomalee district – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-western and Western Provinces and in Puttalam, Galle, Matara, Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts and at several places in the other areas of the island after 1.00 pm. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places...
News Room : Asalanka, bowlers help Sri Lanka brush New Zealand aside for 1-0 lead – The Island
A superb unbeaten century by Phil Salt led England to a convincing eight-wicket victory over West Indies for a 1-0 lead in their five-match T20I series in Barbados. Saqib Mahmood took career-best figures of 4 for 34, including three wickets in the powerplay and a tight over at the death, but in the meantime West Indies blitzed their way through...