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...
News Room : Italian PM’s diplomatic adviser steps down over prank phone call fiasco – The Island
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that her chief diplomatic adviser has resigned, after she was tricked by a prank phone call in which she discussed the war in Ukraine and migration. Meloni said on Friday that Francesco Talo, who previously served as Italy’s ambassador to NATO and Israel, had stepped down over the fiasco. “This matter was not handled...
News Room : EC seeks Rs 30 bn for polls next year
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Election Commission (EC) has asked the Treasury for Rs. 30 billion for elections in 2024, Commissioner General of Elections (CGE), Saman Sri Ratnayake says.However, the Constitutional Council (CC) had not yet appointed all members to the Elections Commission, Ratnayake said. According to the CGE, only four out of five members have been appointed to the EC so far.Given...
News Room : SJB calls for sacking of SLC management
Cricket in the country has collapsed due to mismanagement by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials, says Chief Executive of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Ajith P. Perera. Commenting on the disastrous showing by the national team at the ICC World Cup, Perera said: “There is high level corruption in the SLC. Mismanagement and corruption are the main reasons why cricket...