News Room : Trump says he will be arrested on Thursday in Georgia election case – The Island
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was swiftly arrested, taken to court and jailed after he landed back home in Thailand after 15 years in self-imposed exile. Thaksin, who made his fortune in the telecommunications business, boarded a private plane in Singapore and landed at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport shortly after 9am (02:00 GMT) on Tuesday, according to Thailand’s Khaosod...
News Room : Orders go out not to ignore Indian intelligence warnings – The Island
Rebel group questions national security review By Shamindra Ferdinando Having elected UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the President, in July last year, the SLPP couldn’t keep silent as the UNP leader took decisions that would have far reaching implications, Prof. G. L. Peiris warned yesterday (21). Addressing the media at the rebel SLPP group’s Nawala Office, Prof. Peiris asked the ruling SLPP parliamentary group...
News Room : Onions and teary reality
Thuesday 22nd August, 2023 No sooner had the Indian government announced its decision to impose a 40% tax on onion exports to overcome a shortfall in the domestic supply than Sri Lankan traders jacked up onion prices exponentially. They would not have reacted so swiftly to a drop in onion prices in the international market. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera is...
Native Flour Millers dealing with unprecedented disaster amidst Large import of Dumped Flour
Meals safety has been a difficult matter confronted by many countries, each developed and creating alike across the globe. With many consultants predicting that Meals to be one of many predominant commodities that might run scarce inside the subsequent couple of years, it has evidently grow to be extra necessary that nations help and nurture home producers and suppliers,...
News Room : CTSU: Brain drain crippling schools
Govt. urged to recruit teachers as national priority By Saman Indrajith Teachers of English, Mathematics, and Information Technology are among those who are migrating in large numbers, the JVP-led Ceylon Teacher Services Union (CTSU) has said, adding that around 5,000 teachers have left the country during the past nine months alone. CTSU General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe said some teachers had resigned and...
News Room : Kandy Perahera begins
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE The Kandy annual Esala procession is scheduled to commence today with the first Kumbal Perahera. The first of the five Kumbal processions will begin parading from the Sri Dalada Maligawa at 7.10 p.m. The processions of the four main devales of Kandy Natha, Vishnu, Katagama and Pattini will follow the Dalada Maligawa Perahera. The Kumbal Perahera will move along Dalada...
News Room : Fair weather will prevail over most districts in the Island – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 August 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Except for a few showers in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere over the Island. Winds will be south-westerly and speed will be (25-35) kmph. Fairly strong winds about (40-45) kmph can be expected at times...
News Room : ACMOA: 5,000 more docs planning to migrate
By Rathindra Kuruwita About 2,000 doctors had left the country during the past two years, All Ceylon Medical Officers’ Association (ACMOA) General Secretary Dr. Jayantha Bandara said on Wednesday (16). Now about 5,000 more doctors were planning to leave the country, Dr. Bandara said. “There are many reasons why professionals are leaving the country. Instead of addressing the concerns of doctors, the government is...
News Room : India stands with Manipur -PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was making every effort to restore peace in the state of Manipur as he addressed the country on its 77th independence day. “I want to tell the people of Manipur that the country is with you,” Modi said. On Tuesday, he unfurled the national flag at the historic Red Fort in Delhi. In a speech...
News Room : Dambulla Aura top points table with 20 run win over B-Love Kandy – The Island
There’s very little that has gone right for Colombo Strikers in this edition of Lanka Premier League, but they are still in with a chance following their upset win over B-Love Kandy Sunday night. With defending champions Jaffna Kings blowing hot and cold, an opportunity had opened up for Colombo and they weren’t going to let it down. Colombo have been...