News Room : Corruption scandal threatens PM Kishida’s government
Japan is going through a “once in a generation” political crisis, analysts say, as the government fights to clean up its image in the face of a corruption scandal. Four cabinet ministers from the long-term ruling party have resigned in the past fortnight, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fights to hang on. His approval ratings are down to 17%...
News Room : National Action Plan for the Mitigation of Human-Elephant Conflict must be discussed further – Minister of Wildlife, Forest Resources Conservation and Irrigation – The Island
The AJ+ show, Eat This with Yara, has won “Outstanding Lifestyle Program” at the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Launched in 2018 by senior producer and host Yara Elmjouie, Eat This with Yara is a short documentary programme exploring the intersection of food and society. The winning episode from the series is called, The Awful Truth About ‘No Trespassing’...
News Room : COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash
The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on fossil fuels they call “weak”. The draft removed language included in a previous text suggesting that fossil fuels could be “phased out”. All 198 countries at the summit must agree or there is no deal. Humans burning fossil fuels is driving global...
News Room : UAE stun Sri Lanka Under 19s at Asia Cup – The Island
Under 19 Division II Tier ‘B’ Cricket Asoka Vidyalaya Colombo will meet Kingswood College Kandy in the semi-final of the Under 19 Division II Tier ‘B’ Limited Overs Cricket tournament at Sooriyawewa today. Asoka Vidyalaya led by Umesh Caldera beat Christ King College Ja Ela to book their semi-final place. They reached the knockout stage as the fourth placed team of...
News Room : Showers above 75mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty condition can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces in the morning. Showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central and Eastern provinces while showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in other provinces of the island after...
News Room : Half of Gaza’s population is starving, warns UN
A senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza’s population is starving, as fighting there continues. Carl Skau, deputy director of the UN World Food Programme, said only a fraction of supplies needed have been able to enter the Strip – and nine out of 10 people cannot eat everyday. Conditions in Gaza have made deliveries “almost impossible”,...
News Room : Showers in most provinces after 1PM
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty condition can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces in the morning. Several spells of showers will occur at Northern, North-Central and Eastern provinces while showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other provinces of the...
News Room : Lanka, Maldives to cooperate legally on criminal matters
By APSARA RODRIGO Sri Lanka will sign an agreement with Maldives on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, cabinet spokesman Dr Bandula Gunawardena said on Wednesday (6).The cabinet this week approved a proposal on this put forward by Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha. “Sri Lanka’s cabinet had previously approved mutual legal cooperation on criminal matters with Maldives,” Gunawardena said. “However, the Maldives...
News Room : Bystanders prevent attempt to burn down Dr Martin Luther King’s birth home – The Island
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged his government “got some things wrong” in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as he gave evidence at a public inquiry into his handling of the global health crisis. In the first of two days in the witness box on Wednesday, Johnson apologised for “the pain and the loss and the suffering”...
News Room : Tyrannosaur’s last meal was two baby dinosaurs
The last meal of a 75-million-year-old Tyrannosaur has been revealed by scientists – two baby Dinosaurs. Researchers say the preservation of the animal – and of the small, unfortunate creatures it ate – shines new light on how these predators lived. It is “solid evidence that tyrannosaurs drastically changed their diet as they grew up,” said Dr Darla Zelenitsky, from the...