News Room : I’m not involved in SJB-UNP power politics: Karu
128 Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has firmly denied any involvement in efforts to unite the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the United National Party (UNP). Jayasuriya...
News Room : No internal conflicts: SJB – DailyNews
118 Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Secretary and Member of Parliament Ranjith Madduma Bandara stated that there are no internal conflicts within the SJB, despite attempts...
News Room : Motorbike-sized tuna sold to Tokyo sushi restaurateurs for $1.3m
Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid 207m yen ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight of...
News Room : Babar, Masood fight for Pakistan after South Africa enforce follow-on
Pakistan posted their highest opening stand against South Africa as Shan Masood and Babar Azam put up solid resistance against the hosts on a...
News Room : Govt. carrying forward same economic transformation agenda – UNP Chairman
131 Former MP and United National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira Abeywardana said the current Government is implementing the economic transformation laws initiated by former President...
News Room : Australia regain Border-Gavaskar Trophy, set up WTC final date against South Africa
Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a silverware that had previously eluded them for a decade, and confirmed their spot in the World Test Championship...
News Room : Austria’s chancellor to quit as coalition talks collapse
Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days, both as chancellor and party leader, after talks about forming a coalition...
News Room : Sri Lanka invited to bat first in 1st ODI – The Island
Afghanistan dragged themselves to a position of advantage on an attritional third day, with Rahmat Shah’s gritty century, his third in Test cricket, headlining...
News Room : Rahmat’s gritty hundred extends Afghanistan lead
Afghanistan dragged themselves to a position of advantage on an attritional third day, with Rahmat Shah’s gritty century, his third in Test cricket, headlining...
News Room : Myanmar’s military regime to free nearly 6,000 prisoners in amnesty
Myanmar’s military rulers will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country’s 77 years of independence from British colonial...