News Room : Maithree pays her own way for Coronation visit
By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London First Lady Maithree Wickremesinghe arrived here ahead of President Ranl Wickremesinghe who arrived on Thursday (May 4) accompanied by a few foreign ministry/security officials to attend King Charles’ Coronation. (BIA sources in Colombo said the the party comprised eight persons) A reception was held at the High Commissioner’s official residence at St. John’s Wood on Thursday evening...
News Room : SLT-MOBITEL commemorates Vesak week donating Rs 8 Mn worth essential drugs to hospitals islandwide
SLT-MOBITEL is donating over eight million rupees worth of essential drugs to hospitals across the country under its ‘Sambandiyawe Dahami Sathkaraya’ programme to mark the Vesak, and as part of company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments. eChannelling, has joined this sacred endeavour, supporting to distribute the essential medicine and provide all necessary health and digital lifestyle services throughout the...
News Room : Landslide Early Warnings Issued to Badulla, Matara, Matale, Galle and Kegalle Districts extended – The Island
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the Level I and Level II landslide early warnings issued to the Badulla, Matara, Matale, Galle and Kegalle districts until 0000 hrs on 7th May 2023. In addition, a Level II warning has been issued to the Nagoda Divisional Secretaries Division in the Galle District. Accordingly, Level II landslide early warnings have been...
News Room : At least 176 people killed in eastern DR Congo floods
Aljazeera quoting officials reported that at least 176 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Torrential rain in South Kivu province caused a river to overflow on Thursday (04) and led to significant damage and loss of life in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi, the provincial government said in a statement. South...
News Room : ‘Buddhaloka Sadhu Nada Seela Samadhi Program’ held at Shangri-La green
The ‘Buddhaloka Sadhu Nada Seela Samadhi Program’ was held at the Shangri-La Green adjacent to the President’s Office on Friday (05) morning. Nearly three thousand school children representing many schools in the Colombo region participated in this program, which was organized by the All Ceylon Buddhist Conference. Venerable Rajagiriye Ariyagngnana Thera conducted the Ashtanga ceremony and Buddha Puja, while the...
News Room : Head-on bus collision leaves 23 people injured – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita Hospitals in Sri Lanka’s urban centres, too, will struggle to deliver healthcare as a large number of healthcare workers, from doctors to nurses, are leaving the country, says Education Secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Pubudu Jayagoda. Addressing the media, in Colombo, Jagoda said the dramatic increase in the PAYE tax, the drug and medical equipment shortages...
News Room : Landslide Early Warnings Issued to Badulla, Matara, Matale, Galle and Kegalle Districts
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued level II landslide early warning to the Divisional Secretaries divisions of Passara in the Badulla District and Elpitiya Divisional Secretaries division in the Galle District while level I warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries divisions of Badulla, Hali Ela and Haldumulla in the Badulla District, Baddegama and Yakkalamulla in...
News Room : Several teachers killed in Pakistan school shooting – The Island
Gunmen have stormed a school in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, killing several teachers and gunning down another teacher from the school in a separate attack, according to officials. In Kurram, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan, a group of gunmen on Thursday stormed a government school where students were taking exams. The Associated Press reported that the...
News Room : Unite in solidarity to rebuild an affluent Sri Lanka – President – The Island
President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his Vesak message called upon all Sri Lankans to unite in solidarity to rebuild an affluent Sri Lanka. The full text of the President’s Vesak Message: This thrice blessed day of Vesak being most important in the Buddhist calendar, dawns with sacred significance. While commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away, it is a revered occasion,...
News Room : Landslide Early Warnings issued to Badulla, Matara and Kegalle Districts
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a landslide early warning for the Divisional Secretaries divisions of Haldumulla and Passara in the Badulla District, Divisional Secretaries division of Kegalle in the Kegalle District and Divisional Secretaries divisions of Kotapola and Pasgoda in the Matara District.