News Room : Cardinal invites everyone to support quest for justice – The Island
By Norman Palihawadane Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday called on all Sri Lankans to sink their differences and support the Church’s quest for justice for the Easter Sunday victims. The Cardinal said that a campaign would be launched under the theme ‘Until justice is done, we are watching’ on 21 April. The Church has organised a human chain protest and asked...
News Room : Sri Lanka elect to bat first – The Island
It wasn’t quite the comprehensive mismatch Friday’s game was, but that didn’t mean the outcome was ever in any doubt. A sumptuous Babar Azam century, his ninth in T20s – he’s now behind only Chris Gayle – powered Pakistan to 192. Babar was supported by a half-century from Mohammad Rizwan and a useful unbeaten 19-ball 33 from Iftikhar Ahmed...
News Room : Dozens killed in Sudan as army, rival forces fight for power – The Island
Aljazeera reported that Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have engaged in fierce fighting in the capital and elsewhere in the country, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. The fighting killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 170 others across the country, the Sudanese Doctors...
News Room : Babar Azam, Haris Rauf star as New Zealand brushed aside twice in two nights – The Island
If you’re Ireland, Test matches are quite like buses, you wait ages for one and then suddenly here come three to take you on a tour of the subcontinent. Okay, maybe that’s not quite the analogy, but the fact remains that having played their first three Tests in 2018 and 2019, they’re now set to double that tally in...
News Room : Holy Fire celebrated by Christians in Jerusalem amid Israeli police restrictions – The Island
Aljazeera reported that France’s constitutional court has approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms, triggering new nationwide protests against the plan. The nine-member Constitutional Council ruled on Friday in favour of key provisions, including raising the retirement age to 64 from 62, judging the legislation to be in accordance with the law. Six minor proposals were rejected, including...
News Room : Ireland is ‘part of my soul’ – Joe Biden
BBC reported that US President Joe Biden has reinforced his pride in his family links to Mayo in the Republic of Ireland saying the county was now “part of my soul”. He was addressing tens of thousands of people on the final part of his four-day visit to the island of Ireland. Biden said the 25th anniversary of the Good...
News Room : French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age – The Island
Aljazeera reported that North Korea has launched what could be a “new type” of ballistic missile that landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, prompting Tokyo to lodge a “strong protest” after fears the weapon might land in or near its northern island of Hokkaido led to an evacuation order. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)...
News Room : Dominant Pakistan steamroll brittle New Zealand despite Henry hat-trick – The Island
By Reemus Fernando The Department of Sports of the Ministry of Education has made amendments to its sports programmes that will pave the way for a couple of new long distance events to be included in track and field competitions from the upcoming season. The Under 18 age category will have the 3,000 metres as its longest track event from...
News Room : Fair weather except in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 April 2023 by the Department of Meteorology. Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and North-Western provinces during the afternoon or night. A few Showers may occur in the Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts. Winds will be easterly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-30)...
News Room : Sun directly overhead Kiranchi, Kokavil and Puthukkuduirippu at about 12:11 noon today (14)
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 05th to 15th of April in this year. The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (14th) are Kiranchi, Kokavil and Puthukkuduirippu at about 12:11 noon. (Department of Meteorology)