News Room : SJB asks whether govt. decided to do away with LG elections – The Island
Announcement by UNP of Presidential, General and PC polls: By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (10) asked whether the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government had decided to do away with Local Government (LG) polls. The SJB Mayoral candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council at the indefinitely postponed LG polls said that the so-called UNP Management Committee Tuesday (09) evening...
News Room : Red Sea turmoil brings a transshipment bonanza for Colombo – The Island
Announcement by UNP of Presidential, General and PC polls: By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (10) asked whether the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government had decided to do away with Local Government (LG) polls. The SJB Mayoral candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council at the indefinitely postponed LG polls said that the so-called UNP Management Committee Tuesday (09) evening...
News Room : Navy intercepts 03 dinghies carrying 2000kg of sea cucumber in Kalpitiya seas – The Island
Announcement by UNP of Presidential, General and PC polls: By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (10) asked whether the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government had decided to do away with Local Government (LG) polls. The SJB Mayoral candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council at the indefinitely postponed LG polls said that the so-called UNP Management Committee Tuesday (09) evening...
News Room : 2023 confirmed as world’s hottest year on record
The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural El Niño weather event. Last year was about 1.48C warmer than the long-term average before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels, the EU’s climate service says. Almost every day since July has seen a new global air temperature...
News Room : Alyssa Healy, Annabel Sutherland lead clinical Australia to another series win – The Island
Alyssa Healey hammered a 38-ball 55 in her 150th T20I appearance to seal Australia’s come-from-behind 2-1 series win against India. Her initial assault put Australia well ahead at the ten-over mark, while fellow opener Beth Mooney hit her first fifty of the tour to finish the job. Australia chased 148 with seven wickets and eight balls to spare, thus...
News Room : Rainy conditions are expected to continue in the Northern, Eastern, Uva, Central and Southern provinces today – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 09 January 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Rainy conditions are expected to be enhanced in the Northern, Eastern, Uva, Central, and Southern provinces today and tomorrow, and cloudy skies can be expected in most parts of the island. Showers are likely in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces during the morning while showers will...
News Room : Eight more Galle Prison inmates hospitalised – The Island
Uncollected taxes, penalties and interests amount to Rs 1,000 bn By Shamindra Ferdinando The Urban Development and Housing Ministry yesterday (08) announced plans to raise Rs 21 bn by leasing state lands, over a period of three years, commencing 2024. A statement issued by the Ministry quoted Urban Development and Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga as having said that lands currently held by the...
News Room : New laws by govt. without legitimacy require more consensus – The Island
By DEVENDRA SAKSENA Currently, the words ‘debt trap’ have a distinctly Chinese connotation. According to the Western press, the Chinese, as part of their geostrategy, have inveigled poor nations into borrowing huge amounts from them for fanciful infrastructural projects; almost all borrower countries are in dire economic straits, because most such projects are lying incomplete, or not yielding anticipated returns....
News Room : Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term in Bangladesh amid turnout controversy
Sheikh Hasina has secured her fifth term as Bangladeshi prime minister in an election whose outcome was decided the moment its schedule was announced in early November when the main opposition boycotted the poll. The surprise was who came second. Instead of any political party, independent candidates secured a total of 63 seats, the second highest after Hasina’s Awami League (AL),...
News Room : Ceylinco VIP to deliver vehicle insurance at customers’ doorsteps within 24 hrs – The Island
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that comprehensive solutions would be offered to address the challenges encountered by businessmen in the Northern Province within the next two months. He said that officials from relevant ministries would visit the Northern Province within the next two weeks to assess the situation, with plans to establish a dynamic agency dedicated to resolving issues...