News Room : Govt: No one will be given security without proper threat assessment
Former MPs not entitled to police protection By Rathindra Kuruwita There are laws and regualations stipulating the level of security to be provided to Presidents, former Presidents, Ministers, and MPs, but in the past they were given more security, Cabinet spokesman, Minister Vijitha Herath has said. “According to the law, a person is not entitled to police protection after ceasing to be...
News Room : Showers in Western, Northern, Eastern, Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 04 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology A few showers may occur in the coastal areas of Southern and Western provinces during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces during the afternoon or night. .Winds will be South-westerly in the sea areas...
News Room : Showers in Southern and Western provinces during the morning and Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces during the afternoon or night – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 04 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology A few showers may occur in the coastal areas of Southern and Western provinces during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces during the afternoon or night. .Winds will be South-westerly in the sea areas...
News Room : At least 78 die as ferry capsizes on DR Congo lake
At least 78 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just a few hundred metres from its destination. The boat was travelling from the town of Minova in South Kivu and sank as it was arriving on Goma’s shore on Thursday morning. A video circulating online shows the boat tilting to one...
News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur over most parts of the Island during the afternoon or night – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 30 September 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers may occur in Southern province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over most parts of the Island during the afternoon or night. Heavy showers about 100 mm can be expected at some places...
News Room : Brook, Livingstone, seamers square series in style with 186-run rout – The Island
England produced an electric all-round display to set up a series decider at Bristol on Sunday, as they thrashed Australia by 186 runs at Lord’s.Harry Brook’s sublime 87 formed the backbone of the innings which was capped off by the thunderous hitting of Liam Livingstone in a ground-record 25-ball half-century. Joffra Archer then briefly rekindled memories of 2019 with...
China’s strategic triumph: How Sri Lanka’s presidential election exposed India’s diplomatic failures
The recent victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) in Sri Lanka's 2024 presidential election represents a significant geopolitical shift in South Asia, marking a major setback for Indian diplomacy while elevating China's influence. Dissanayake's Marxist-oriented political stance, backed by China's steady support, contrasts sharply with India's fragmented strategy, contributing to a growing perception of India’s diplomatic and intelligence failures...
Networks calls AKD and RW to be frontrunners in Presidential Polls
Much acclaimed UK based, political research and statistical study agency Network has released its much anticipated Presidential Polls Survey today morning as the campaigns drew to an end beginning the pre-polls silent period of 48 hours. The survey which has been conducted Island wide across multiple ethnic and demographic groups has executed a significant sense of privacy for its...
News Room : Campaigns over, silence period till Saturday
101 All election campaigning activities of the candidates contesting for the 2024 Presidential Election ended at midnight yesterday (18). All election campaigning activities of Presidential Candidates ended and the silence period came into effect from midnight yesterday and will remain enforced until Saturday (21), the day that the Presidential Election will be held, the Election Commission announced. During the silence period, any...
News Room : SJB Govt. will be free from corruption, frauds – Sajith
56 SJB Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa yesterday said that his government will be free from corruption and frauds and the Ratnapura and Embilipitiya areas will be brought under massive development drive under his leadership. Addressing an election rally in Embilipitiya yesterday, he said that those who are shouting about corruption and frauds did not take any action against those responsible for...