News Room : US blizzard kills 22, leaves hundreds of thousands without power – The Island
At least 18 die from exposure and car crashes as fierce storm brings rain and snow across much of the US (Al Jazeera) A fierce winter storm has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States and left at least 22 people dead due to exposure and car crashes on icy roads.The “bomb...
News Room : A moral duty – The Island
BY Professor A.N.I. Ekanayake With the release of O’Level results recently once again, it is the season when educational qualifications are what is uppermost in the minds of millions of schoolchildren, their families and well wishers around the country. With emotions ranging from sheer delight to severe disappointment depending on the results obtained, one can speculate that for many families...
News Room : Passengers arriving from Lanka tested for Covid in Chennai – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...
News Room : Wildlife moves in to save leopards – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...
News Room : Heavy showers gusty winds in most parts of the country – Department of Meteorology – The Island
ECONOMYNEXT –Fresh discussions between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the opposition TNA has focused on the release of political prisoners and lands in former conflict zones, a TNA legislator said.TNA parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran told reporters that the discussion followed an all-party meeting held recently on finding a permanent solution to Sri Lanka’s ethnic issue. “Last week we had an all...
News Room : Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass – The Island
ECONOMYNEXT –Fresh discussions between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the opposition TNA has focused on the release of political prisoners and lands in former conflict zones, a TNA legislator said.TNA parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran told reporters that the discussion followed an all-party meeting held recently on finding a permanent solution to Sri Lanka’s ethnic issue. “Last week we had an all...
News Room : Celebrate this Christmas meaningfully by lending a helping hand to others – Prime Minister – The Island
ECONOMYNEXT –Fresh discussions between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the opposition TNA has focused on the release of political prisoners and lands in former conflict zones, a TNA legislator said.TNA parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran told reporters that the discussion followed an all-party meeting held recently on finding a permanent solution to Sri Lanka’s ethnic issue. “Last week we had an all...
News Room : Prez, TNA discuss reconciliation, political prisoners, lands – The Island
By Meera Sirinivasan Sri Lanka is waiting for financing assurances from its bilateral creditors, including India and China, to tap support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Central Bank Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe. In September, the IMF reached a staff level agreement with Sri Lanka for a $2.9 billion package to help the island nation facing its worst economic crisis in...
News Room : Phone analysis holds up probe in to Schaffter’s murder – The Island
By Meera Sirinivasan Sri Lanka is waiting for financing assurances from its bilateral creditors, including India and China, to tap support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Central Bank Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe. In September, the IMF reached a staff level agreement with Sri Lanka for a $2.9 billion package to help the island nation facing its worst economic crisis in...
News Room : Lanka awaiting assurances from India, China, says Central Bank Governor – The Island
By Meera Sirinivasan Sri Lanka is waiting for financing assurances from its bilateral creditors, including India and China, to tap support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Central Bank Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe. In September, the IMF reached a staff level agreement with Sri Lanka for a $2.9 billion package to help the island nation facing its worst economic crisis in...