News Room : Rape? Complain to CID, NMRA boss tells Dr. Bellana
The National Medicines Regulatory Authority has called on the President of the Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF), Dr. Rukshan Bellana, to submit to the CID any information he may have regarding an alleged rape that reportedly occurred on the NMRA premises, as mentioned by him during a recent press conference. Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, the Chairman of NMRA, in a statement...
News Room : Dog enjoys priciest meal of his life – $4,000 cash
A money-hungry pooch was in the dog house for chewing up $4,000 (£3,153) cash that his owners had left out. Cecil, a golden poodle from Pennsylvania, has gone viral for snacking on the envelope of money his owners had set aside for a contractor. Clayton and Carrie Law pieced together most of the shredded bills after a smelly search of Cecil’s...
News Room : Six people shot, one fatally, on first day of school in Iowa
A student shot six people, one of them fatally, at a high school in the US state of Iowa before taking his own life on the first day back from holiday break, police said. A “pretty rudimentary” improvised explosive device was found by investigators at Perry High School, police said, and rendered safe. Five of those shot were students and...
News Room : Pastor Fernando granted bail on strict conditions – The Island
Incriminating fresh statement from cancer drug supplier recorded By Shamindra Ferdinando The Cabinet Office has handed over the documents requested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigating the procurement of fake immunoglobulin by the Health Ministry. Authoritative sources said that the two sets of documents had been handed over to the CID so far and a third set would be sent within...
News Room : Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill to be taken up next Tuesday – The Island
Incriminating fresh statement from cancer drug supplier recorded By Shamindra Ferdinando The Cabinet Office has handed over the documents requested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigating the procurement of fake immunoglobulin by the Health Ministry. Authoritative sources said that the two sets of documents had been handed over to the CID so far and a third set would be sent within...
News Room : Naval operations yielded more than 700 kilos of heroin last year – The Island
Incriminating fresh statement from cancer drug supplier recorded By Shamindra Ferdinando The Cabinet Office has handed over the documents requested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigating the procurement of fake immunoglobulin by the Health Ministry. Authoritative sources said that the two sets of documents had been handed over to the CID so far and a third set would be sent within...
News Room : Joes take first innings points against tournament leaders – The Island
Avishka Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay and Akila Dananjaya have been recalled to Sri Lanka’s ODI squad for the three-match series against Zimbabwe. Kusal Mendis will lead the side, his first series since being appointed full time ODI captain. Sri Lanka’s new selection committee, in their first assignment since being appointed, have made eight changes to the side that finished second-last at...
News Room : Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516
First came the shock, as the Airbus A350 carrying 379 people collided with a second plane while landing in Tokyo. Then came heat and smoke as the jet sped along the runway in flames. Then survival instinct kicked in, as people scrambled to flee a cabin filling with fumes, knowing that lives depended on the next few seconds. That all on Japan...
News Room : Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut blast
Israel has insisted the assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut was not an attack on Lebanon, as its enemies warned of “punishment” for his death. An Israeli spokesman said Saleh al-Arouri had died in a “surgical strike against the Hamas leadership”. Hamas condemned the death, while its ally Hezbollah said it was an assault on Lebanese sovereignty. Lebanon’s prime minister,...
News Room : Showery condition in the Eastern and Uva provinces is expected to reduce today – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces during the morning. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Hambantota districts while several spells of showers will occur in the...