News Room : Head, Abbott, Stoinis subdue South Africa to seal 3-0 win for Australia
Australia swept the T20I series 3-0 with another dominant performance in Durban. They completed their sixth-highest successful chase in the format after South Africa recovered from 122 for 6 in the 14th over to post a competitive target but then dropped four catches in defence. Travis Head (on 53 and 55) and Josh Inglis (on 12 and 40) were put...
News Room : Fuel rationing suspended from Sept. 1 says Kanchana – The Island
ECONOMYNEXT –The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) invites MPs from all parties to form a common alliance, former president and SLFP chairman Maithripala Sirisena said, also suggesting that he is open to running for president again. Speaking to reporters in Colombo on Thursday August 31 after a party meeting, Sirisena said there is a chance he might be asked to...
News Room : Sri Lanka set aside their worst fears – The Island
by Rex Clementine at Pallekele There’s a fair bit to be done for Sri Lanka to get back to their glory days in cricket, but you can safely say that the team has a taken huge strides to achieve that target. Yes, the drubbing by Pakistan at SSC and in Galle are still fresh in memories but Test cricket...
News Room : Singapore picks a president who could’ve been much more – The Island
On Friday, the former top minister won a record 70.4% of the votes, comfortably beating two other candidates in the country’s first contested presidential election in more than a decade. Tharman Shanmugaratnam was always the clear front-runner. Urbane, well-spoken and intelligent, he is highly regarded by Singaporeans and consistently polls as one of the island’s most popular politicians. Which was...
News Room : Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot
A leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, one of the longest sentences yet handed out over the US Capitol riot. Prosecutors said US Army veteran Joe Biggs, 38, was an “instigator” of the storming of Congress on 6 January 2021. The former Infowars correspondent was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges...
News Room : Mitchell Marsh, Tim David set up Australia’s massive victory
Mitchell Marsh made a scintillating captaincy debut as he smashed an unbeaten 92, and added a marauding fifth-wicket stand with Tim David to set up Australia’s whopping 111 run victory in the first T20I against South Africa in Durban. Chasing Australia’s 226/6, South Africa crashed and burned their way to getting bowled out for just 115 – with debutant leg...
News Room : NPC demands higher wages for plantation workers
The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged the government to increase the wages of plantation workers. The following is the text of the statement issued by the NPC yesterday: “During the past month several events took place to mark the 200th Anniversary of the Malaiyaha Tamil people in Sri Lanka. Of symbolic significance was the march from Talaimannar to...
News Room : Opposition activists barred from entering some parts of Colombo – The Island
… says ex-SIS head facing disciplinary inquiry Easter Sunday carnage: By Shamindra Ferdinando Public Security Minister Tiran Alles yesterday (28) alleged that the Catholic Church hadn’t given the government an opportunity to thrash out all issues regarding the continuing controversy surrounding the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Minister Alles claimed that an opportunity had been sought after the entire report, including the sections that...
News Room : ‘Sri Lankan companies facing grim challenge of finding financial professionals’ – The Island
Unity Systems PVT Ltd, a leading authorized IT and computer retail store in Sri Lanka, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its brand-new store in Bambalapitya. This exciting development comes as a result of the company’s ongoing commitment to providing exceptional products and services to its valued customers. The new store, previously located at Unity Plaza, promises...
News Room : Police department is working on a non-political agenda – Minister
Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles attending a press conference held at the President’s Media Center today (28) said that the Police Department is working on a non-political agenda and is always committed to protecting the law and order of the country at the highest level. He further stated that the program to suppress the underworld has already been implemented...