News Room : Caucus intends to bring Parliament closer to people – Co-Chairs
62 The inaugural meeting of the Parliamentary Caucus for Open Parliament Initiative which was reinstated for the Tenth Parliament took place on Wednesday (8) at...
News Room : Dr. Nishantha Samaraweera elected COPE Chairman
85 National People’s Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Dr.Nishantha Samaraweera has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). The Committee on Public...
News Room : Members of Parliament Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena and Shanakiyan Rasamanickam elected as Co-Chairs of the Parliamentary Caucus for Open Parliament Initiative – The Island
A fire official says a blaze that broke out in Hollywood Hills is “rapidly expanding” after a mandatory evacuation order was issued in the...
News Room : Several spells of showers will occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : Dialog becomes a signatory of UN Women’s Empowerment Principles – The Island
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider, has joined the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) as a signatory, reaffirming its dedication to...
News Room : Keir Starmer calls on ICC to ‘deliver own rules’ amid Afghanistan boycott row – The Island
Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, has called on the ICC to “deliver on their own rules” when it comes to women’s rights in...
News Room : Rice, rhetoric and red herrings
Wednesday 8th January, 2025 It is still being claimed in some quarters that the current rice shortage has come about owing to the use of...
News Room : MP Archchuna says Opposition not giving him time to speak
92 MP Ramanathan Archchuna told Parliament yesterday that there is no point in coming to Parliament from Jaffna if the Opposition does not allocate time...
News Room : Scores dead as tremor strikes Tibet – The Island
A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release...
News Room : Automobiie Association ties-up with ndb Affinity Credit Card – The Island
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka’s gem and jewellery industry, once a jewel of the nation’s economy, is now at a critical juncture. Against this backdrop,...