News Room : Sun directly overhead Hikkaduwa, Walasmulla and Hambantota about 12.08 noon today (06) – The Island
Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to all nine charges in his federal tax evasion case, surprising federal prosecutors who were ready to begin his trial on Thursday.The son of US President Joe Biden had previously denied allegations that he intentionally avoided paying $1.4m (£1m) in income tax from 2016-19.Initially Biden, 54, said he wanted to enter a plea where...
News Room : Sun directly overhead Ahungalla, Neluwa and Yala about 12.08 noon today (05) – The Island
Travis Head produced a brutal display of hitting, scoring the most individual runs in a powerplay and hitting a record-equalling 17-ball fifty, as Australia raced to a seven-wicket victory with more than 10 overs to spare in the first T20I in Edinburgh after the bowlers had pulled back a bright start from Scotland. The home side came out of the...
News Room : Stock Market Continues Downward Trend Amid Election Uncertainty
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) faced another day of declines, reflecting ongoing investor uncertainty surrounding the upcoming Presidential election. Despite a slight improvement in turnover, the market’s overall performance remained grim, with the market capitalisation turning negative for the first time this year. On Tuesday, both the All Share Price Index (ASPI) and the S&P SL20 Index fell by over...
News Room : Presidential Expert Committee Submits Final Report on Public Service Salary Increases – The Island
The final report of the Presidential Expert Committee, which includes recommendations for increasing public service salaries and allowances effective January 1, 2025, was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday (03) at the Presidential Secretariat by the Committee Chairman, Udaya R. Seneviratne, along with other committee members. Chairman Udaya R. Seneviratne stated that the report was prepared in alignment with...
News Room : Indonesia legislature scraps election law changes after protests – The Island
Chairman of the Expert Committee on Public Service Salary Disparities, Udaya R. Seneviratne said that the basic salary of public service employees will be increased by a minimum of 24% for primary-level service categories. Salaries will gradually increase from an average of 24% to 50%, for all government officials depending on current fiscal feasibility he added. Mr. Seneviratne further said...
News Room : Light showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts – The Island
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara-Eliya and Rathnapura effective from 1600hrs today (20th August) to 1600hrs on Wednesday (21st August) Accordingly, Level II landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretariat divisions and surrounding areas of Ingiriya and Bulathsinhala in the Kalutara district, Ruwanwella, Deraniyagala, ...
News Room : Divers find five bodies in wreck of Sicily yacht
Divers searching the wreckage of a super yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday have found the bodies of five of the six missing passengers, and recovered four of them to shore. The Italian Coastguard has not formally identified the bodies which have been brought up from the wreck of the Bayesian – but rescuers have spent...
News Room : EC striving to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates – The Island
March 12 Movement expands live debate, ready to accept all 39 candidates By Shamindra Ferdinando Jana Aragala Sandhanaya (JAS) has questioned President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s contradictory positions on the Supreme Court order that an Acting IGP be appointed pending the conclusion of the fundamental rights applications filed against Deshabandu Tennakoon, and the subsequent unseating of MPs Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando. JAS spokesman...
News Room : How genocidal violence and ultra-nationalism could be inseparables – The Island
By Prof.Kirthi Tennakone Humans are not united as a species. Divisions based on geography, ethnicity, coloir, religion, opinions and other attributes present everywhere dominate the social and political dynamics of the world. Nobody knows why this happens: a naïve explanation is that birds of the same feather flock together. A person feels more comfortable when he or she associates with people...
News Room : Samoa’s Darius Visser breaks men’s T20I records with 39 runs in an over
Samoa batter Darius Visser has broken the men’s T20I record for most runs in an over, against Vanuatu in the T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier in Apia on Tuesday. Visser finished with a score of 132 off 62 balls. In just his third T20I, Visser, 28, smashed six sixes in a 39-run over from Nalin Nipko. It was...