News Room : More than 10,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza – The Island
More than 10,000 people have been killed in 31 days of relentless Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian health officials, with no signs of a ceasefire in the besieged enclave. In a statement on Monday, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said the death toll has risen to at least 10,022 Palestinians, including 4,104 children, with many victims still...
News Room : Showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa North-western and Uva provinces – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 November 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces during the morning. Showers may occur in Northern, Eastern and Southern provinces during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most provinces of the island after...
News Room : GMOA angered by SLC tax excemptions – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando The JVP yesterday (06) strongly defended its right to address Sri Lankans and Americans of Sri Lankan origin living in the US. Gampaha District Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) MP Vijitha Herath dismissed criticism directed at the party by various interested parties, both in and out of Parliament, over the visit undertaken by party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The...
News Room : Those who deposit money with unregistered finance companies do so at their own risk – CB – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando The JVP yesterday (06) strongly defended its right to address Sri Lankans and Americans of Sri Lankan origin living in the US. Gampaha District Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) MP Vijitha Herath dismissed criticism directed at the party by various interested parties, both in and out of Parliament, over the visit undertaken by party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The...
News Room : Asalanka ton powers Sri Lanka to 279 – The Island
Yet another chapter was written into the story of subcontinental cricket’s most engrossing rivalry, in which Bangladesh came away deserved winners against Sri Lanka, winning by three wickets and, crucially, 53 deliveries in Delhi. The margin of victory means Bangladesh have leapfrogged Sri Lanka on the points table on net run-rate, while Bangladesh, Netherlands and Sri Lanka are all...
News Room : Domestic employee of former Indian high commissioner to Australia forced to work every day for 17.5 hours and paid just $9 per day – The Island
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across the world for a weekend of demonstrations demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Pro-Palestine demonstrations took place on Saturday in various cities including Washington, DC; London; Paris; Berlin; Milan and Dhaka. In Turkey, a convoy of Palestine supporters headed to a US military base in the south...
News Room : Navy foils gold smuggling bid
The Navy took into custody five persons on Friday (03) evening following the interception of a dinghy carrying two kilos and 156 grams of gold, off Oluthuduwai, Mannar. A senior SLN official said that the stock of gold was to be smuggled to South India. A motorcycle and a three-wheeler used by the suspects were also taken into custody. The suspects...
News Room : Protesters rally around the world demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across the world for a weekend of demonstrations demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Pro-Palestine demonstrations took place on Saturday in various cities including Washington, DC; London; Paris; Berlin; Milan and Dhaka. In Turkey, a convoy of Palestine supporters headed to a US military base in the south...
News Room : Hostage situation at Germany’s Hamburg airport – police – The Island
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across the world for a weekend of demonstrations demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Pro-Palestine demonstrations took place on Saturday in various cities including Washington, DC; London; Paris; Berlin; Milan and Dhaka. In Turkey, a convoy of Palestine supporters headed to a US military base in the south...
News Room : My thoughts on the movie 800 – The Island
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK –The crisis in Gaza has triggered a negative fallout on some of the prestigious American universities, including Harvard, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania and New York University, where Jewish philanthropists who doled out multi-million-dollar donations are now threatening to cut off funding accusing these universities of failing to take a strong stand supporting Israel in its...