News Room : NDF embroiled in NL seat row has not read public mood – Dayasiri – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando A sharp split in the Muslim vote in many parts of the country at the recently concluded general election has deprived both...
News Room : Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines
US President Joe Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a US defence official told the BBC. The official, who was speaking on...
News Room : Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal may move near the Eastern coast of Sri Lanka on Sunday [24] or Monday [25] – The Island
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) ship SAMIDARE, which arrived in Sri Lanka on 17th November 2024, departed the island today (19th November), on...
News Room : Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : Ravi K appointment cannot be challenged – Deshapriya
‘Wickremesinghe can enter Parliament in case of NDF NL vacancy’ Former Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya, yesterday said that the appointment of Ravi...
News Room : Sri Lankan students in US increase by 10% – The Island
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo yesterday (19) said there had been a 10% increase in the number of Sri Lankan students studying at US...
News Room : Rs 90 mn worth of smuggled painkillers detected – The Island
By Ifham Nizam In a landmark move to address pressing ecological challenges, Sri Lanka has unveiled the Mihikataha Policy, an ambitious framework aimed at ensuring...
News Room : Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Northern provinces and in Galle and Matara districts
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : ‘Gas Cylinder’ explodes; Ranil flays NDF Secy. for submitting Ravi’s name
… alleges constituents of alliance undermined Row over National List positions: UNP Leader and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken exception to the sumbission of Ravi...
News Room : New Cabinent sworn in
Twenty-one Cabinet Ministers were sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday morning (18) at the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo. Deputy Ministers will be sworn in later. Following Dissanayake’s victory...