News Room : ITAK also appoints unsuccessful candidate to Parliament
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Director (Administration) Parliament Lacille de Silva said that the Committee of Public Enterprises (COPE) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) could spearhead...
News Room : Watch given to Titanic hero sells for £1.5m
A gold pocket watch given to the British boat captain who rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has sold at auction for...
News Room : Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern China – The Island
The annual United Nations climate summit has started in Azerbaijan, with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a year of...
News Room : Sixth typhoon in a month makes landfall in Philippines
A potentially catastrophic super typhoon has made landfall in the Philippines – the sixth typhoon to hit the country in a month. Man-Yi, known locally...
News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur in the most parts of the island after 2.00 p.m. – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology A low-pressure area is formed over the south west Bay...
News Room : Historic victory for NPP
By Rathindra Kuruwita President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) swept the 14 November general election, securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament with 6,863,186...
News Room : NPP pledges responsible leadership – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) swept the 14 November general election, securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament with 6,863,186...
News Room : “We will fail if we view power as an entitlement to do as we please” – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) swept the 14 November general election, securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament with 6,863,186...
News Room : Another Thai woman nabbed at BIA with narcotics – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) swept the 14 November general election, securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament with 6,863,186...
News Room : NPP secures Jaffna and Vanni electoral districts and seats in Trinco, Batti and Digamadulla – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) swept the 14 November general election, securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament with 6,863,186...