News Room : Police and Navy investigate on board hanging of ship’s officer
By Norman Palihawadane The Harbour police and Navy are conducting two separate investigations after finding the body of the executive officer of the SLNS Vijayabahu anchored at the Colombo Harbour hanging in his personal quarters (cabin) inside the ship on Thursday. Police identified the deceased as Commander R Rajapakshe, a resident of Gampaha. He is a father of two children and his wife is a major in the Army....
News Room : A double whammy
Saturday 17th June, 2023 A health sector strike is something the public needs like a hole in the head, especially at this juncture. Most people are struggling to keep the wolf from the door, and a square meal is a luxury for them. Needless to say, they cannot afford treatment at private medical institutions. Even those who used to bear...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 June 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Several spells of showers will occur in the North-Western province. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa...
News Room : 200 mn contraband fags destroyed – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Foreign Ministry is planning to move a resolution in Parliament against Canada’s claim of genocide here.A senior FM spokesperson said that the modality of a resolution would be considered, in consultation with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Cabinet of Ministers. The official said so in response to The Island query whether Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, would take appropriate measures to...
News Room : On first reading Sir Edwin Arnold’s THE LIGHT OF ASIA – II – The Island
by Rohana R. Wasala Edwin Arnold’s purpose in composing the epic The Light of Asia, then, was to give readers an unbiased idea about the exalted personality of prince Siddhartha and the general substance of his teaching. But he was not addressing this task in a religious cultural vacuum. He had to take care not to step too hard on the...
News Room : Landslide early warnings issued to Colombo, Kegalle and Rathnapura Districts
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for the Colombo, Kegalle and Rathnapura Districts. Accordingly Level I landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions of Seethawaka in the Colombo District and Kiriella, Kuruwita, Ayagama and Pelmadulla in the Rathnapura District. Level II landslide early warnings have been...
News Room : JP Morgan agrees to pay $290m to settle lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein victims
JP Morgan has agreed to pay roughly $290m (£232m) to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of alleged victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Attorneys for the bank said it was “in the best interests of all parties, especially the survivors who were the victims of Epstein’s terrible abuse”. The lawsuit had alleged the largest US bank ignored warning...
News Room : Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance
Former United States President Donald Trump is spending the night in Miami, Florida, before he appears in court there on Tuesday charged with mishandling national security files. The former US president flew from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to his Trump Doral resort near Miami. He is facing dozens of charges of illegally retaining classified information, including some about...
News Room : House committee warns against privatisation of SLT, citing national security reasons – The Island
The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on National Security has strongly advised the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government against privatising Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT).The 11-member committee, in a report, titled ‘the effects of privatisation of SLT on national security’, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday (09), warned of far reaching consequences of privatisation. Chairman of the Committee, one-time Deputy Chief of Staff of Navy, Rear...
News Room : BASL condemns govt. attempts to restrict freedom of expression – The Island
The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on National Security has strongly advised the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government against privatising Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT).The 11-member committee, in a report, titled ‘the effects of privatisation of SLT on national security’, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday (09), warned of far reaching consequences of privatisation. Chairman of the Committee, one-time Deputy Chief of Staff of Navy, Rear...