News Room : Sri Lanka would be better off with Mathews in ODIs – The Island
Royalist Yusef Hazari, reigning national champ placed 7th The Sri Lankan junior national sailing team successfully completed seven days of the IODA Asian and Oceanian championship in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday.Sri Lanka’s reigning national sailing champ, Yusef Hazari of Royal College, clinched seventh place in the Silver fleet, coming in second in the final race. “It was my first experience at...
News Room : Winter ‘bomb cyclone’ looms ahead of US holiday weekend – The Island
A ‘once-in-a-generation’ winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius causes Christmas travel chaos (Al Jazeera) A deep freeze enveloping most of the United States combined with a massive winter storm brewing in the Midwest to leave nearly two-thirds of the country under extreme weather alerts, confounding travel plans for millions of Americans. Heading into the Christmas holiday weekend,...
News Room : PAFFREL threatens court action on any attempt to put off LG polls – The Island
Election monitor People’s Action For Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has decided to go before the courts if the government attempts to postpone elections, its Executive Director, Rohana Hettiarachchi said on Friday.Hettiarachchi said that the Elections Commission has to declare a day for the local council election by the end of the first week of January. “According to election law...
News Room : Extend compassion to one another and assist each other -President – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita The People’s Action For Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) will go to Court if the government attempts to postpone polls, its Executive Director, Rohana Hettiarachchi says.Hettiarachchi yesterday said that the Elections Commission had to announce a day for the Local Council elections by the end of the first week of January. “According to the election laws, and the...
News Room : Election monitors threaten legal action in case of LG polls postponement – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita The People’s Action For Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) will go to Court if the government attempts to postpone polls, its Executive Director, Rohana Hettiarachchi says.Hettiarachchi yesterday said that the Elections Commission had to announce a day for the Local Council elections by the end of the first week of January. “According to the election laws, and the...
News Room : Treasury Secretary justifies new taxes, as present income not sufficent to meet expenses
By Rathindra Kuruwita The monthly income of the government was not enough to pay the salaries of its employees, pensions, etc., Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Mahinda Siriwardana, said yesterday.Siriwardana said so at a meeting held at the Ministry about the new taxes that come into effect on 01 January. “Right now, we make 145 billion rupees a month. We...
News Room : Norochcholai Coal Power Plant shut for lack of coal
By Chaminda Silva The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said that daily power cuts would not increase despite the shut down of one generator at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant due to the shortage of coal. With this shut down, the national grid will lose 270 megawatts. However, this will be replaced with the 165 megawatt Kelanitissa Power Plant and hydro power,...
News Room : Pant, Iyer put India in strong position – The Island
INDIA TOUR OF BANGLADESH 2022 Rishabh Pant (93) and Shreyas Iyer (87) both missed out on centuries but put India in a strong position with a significant 87-run first-innings lead on Day 2 of the second Test in Mirpur. Bangladesh bowlers, led by Taijul Islam (4-74) and skipper Shakib al Hasan (4-79) led the team’s fightback on either side of...
News Room : Staff at SL Embassy in Beijing contract COVID-19
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China, Dr. Palitha Kohona, told journalists that all the staff members of the Sri Lankan Embassy, in Beijing, have contracted COVID-19.The Embassy has a staff of 22.Dr. Kohona said all the staff members have moderate to mild symptoms.
News Room : Another police operation nets 47 suspects with various drugs from near 149 schools – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita The People’s Action For Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) will go to Court if the government attempts to postpone polls, its Executive Director, Rohana Hettiarachchi says.Hettiarachchi yesterday said that the Elections Commission had to announce a day for the Local Council elections by the end of the first week of January. “According to the election laws, and the...