News Room : Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 18 August 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at...
News Room : Nasir Ahmed’s successor, too, faces threat of losing parliamentary seat – The Island
Wigneswarn finds fault with Sumanthiran Presidential Election: By Shamindra Ferdinando Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani (TMTK) leader C. V. Wigneswaran, MP, yesterday (18), said they had fielded Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran as an independent candidate at the forthcoming Presidential Election to draw attention of Sri Lankans, and the international community, to the problems faced by the Tamils. Wigneswaran, a former Supreme Court judge, emphasised that a substantial...
News Room : Top US diplomat to visit Lanka – The Island
Wigneswarn finds fault with Sumanthiran Presidential Election: By Shamindra Ferdinando Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani (TMTK) leader C. V. Wigneswaran, MP, yesterday (18), said they had fielded Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran as an independent candidate at the forthcoming Presidential Election to draw attention of Sri Lankans, and the international community, to the problems faced by the Tamils. Wigneswaran, a former Supreme Court judge, emphasised that a substantial...
News Room : Search for LTTE’s arms, gold and cash draws a blank – The Island
Wigneswarn finds fault with Sumanthiran Presidential Election: By Shamindra Ferdinando Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani (TMTK) leader C. V. Wigneswaran, MP, yesterday (18), said they had fielded Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran as an independent candidate at the forthcoming Presidential Election to draw attention of Sri Lankans, and the international community, to the problems faced by the Tamils. Wigneswaran, a former Supreme Court judge, emphasised that a substantial...
News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 18 August 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at...
News Room : Thirty four political parties endorse RW’s Puluwan Sri Lanka pact – The Island
By Norman Palihawadane All 225 MPs have been authorized to acquire two 12-bore repeater guns each, in addition to the pistols already issued to them for their personal security. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday told the Sunday Island that MPs have been directed to apply for these repeater guns based on a recommendation from the Ministry of Defence, following a...
News Room : Markram, Verreynne fifties put South Africa in control
With a lead of 239, and five wickets in hand on a surface that got better to bat on as the day went on, South Africa put fingertips on the Sir Vivian Richards trophy. Eight wickets fell on another action packed day in Guyana where the advantage ebbed and flowed. South Africa took two early on but West Indies’ last...
News Room : ‘Despite challenges in the market, SLT-MOBITEL reports moderate revenue growth in 1H 2024’ – The Island
Acorn Leisure, a subsidiary of the Acorn Group, has taken a significant step toward expansion by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NDB Capital Group and Sunil Fernando & Associates. Since its inception in 2020, Acorn Leisure has demonstrated remarkable growth, driven by an innovative hotel operations model that emphasizes transparency and strong governance. The partnership is designed to...
News Room : Ceiling on Election Expenditure will be decided today – ECSL
Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake said that the ceiling on election expenditure by each candidate contesting the 2024 Presidential Election will be decided today itself even though the Election Commission has a five day period to do so according to the ‘Regulation of Election Expenditure Act No 3 of 2023. He added that the decision would be...
News Room : Hurricane Ernesto heads for Bermuda after causing power cuts in Puerto Rico – The Island
Adani Group, the Indian conglomerate rocked by a Hindenburg Research report last year, has faced another heavy share selloff after the short seller accused the head of India’s market regulator of having links to offshore funds also used by the group. About $2.43bn, or 1 percent, was wiped off the market value of Adani companies by the end of the...