News Room : No progress in lower Malwathu Oya project – PM’s Office
USD 160 mn to be obtained from Chinese banks Lower Malwathu Oya multi sector development project hasn’t made progress whatsoever during the past decade, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s Office yesterday. The statement quoted Anuradhapura District lawmaker S. M. Chandrasena as having said that there hadn’t been any progress though the first feasibility study was conducted...
News Room : Navy recovers over 85kg of Kerala cannabis in Jaffna – The Island
SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday warned that Sri Lanka’s annual trade concession worth over $500 million to the European Union (EU) through the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) would be in jeopardy due to human rights violations and the proposed Anti-Terrorism laws. The former non-Cabinet Minister was speaking in Parliament. Sri Lanka’s garment sector, one of the top...
News Room : Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store
A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s. But Trump was found not liable for raping E Jean Carroll in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman but liable for defamation for calling the writer’s accusations “a Hoax and a lie”. It is the...
News Room : Navy recovers over 85kg of Kerala cannabis in Jaffna
During a search operation carried out by SLNS Welusumana in the Northern Naval Command on Monday morning, 03 sacks of Kerala cannabis were recovered from shrubs near South beach area of Mandaitivu Island, Jaffna. The sacks contained 22 packages stuffed with Kerala cannabis weighing approximately 85kg and 450g, with a street value of over Rs 28 million was taken into...
News Room : Govt. to postpone vote on CBSL Bill due to protests
MPs ask for new Bill containing amendments suggested by AG By Shamindra Ferdinando Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday (09) assured Parliament that the vote on the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill would not be held tomorrow (11). PM Gunawardena gave this assurance in response to a petition from a section of MPs representing the Uthara Lanka Sabhagaya (ULS), requesting that the...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western, Northern and Southern provinces – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 May 2023 by the Department of Metoerology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western and Northern provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern and Uva provinces during the afternoon or night. Strong winds about (40-50) kmph can...
News Room : Russell, Rinku script another thrilling finish for Kolkata Knight Riders
Varun Chakravarthy’s miserly spell, Nitish Rana’s half-century and brisk knocks by Jason Roy, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh powered Kolkata Knight Riders to a last-ball win over Punjab Kings, at the Eden Gardens. The five-wicket win on Monday helped KKR register their fifth win of the season and move to the fifth position on the points table. Brief scores: Punjab Kings...
News Room : Ottawa declares Chinese diplomat ‘persona non grata’ in Canada
BBC reported that the Canadian government has expelled a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat who was allegedly involved in a scheme to intimidate a member of parliament. China is accused of seeking to target lawmaker Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong after he accused China of human rights abuses. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly declared diplomat Zhao Wei a “persona...
News Room : Sri Lanka killing field of elephants with one death of a jumbo per day – The Island
Sri Lanka recorded at least one elephant death a day in the first quarter of 2023, nearly half of them due to human causes, putting the country on track for a record death toll from human-elephant conflict, said a report published by Mongaby yesterday. It quoted experts as having said that various approaches adopted since 1959 to tackle the problem...
News Room : At least 21 dead as boat capsizes in Kerala
BBC reported that at least 21 people have died after a packed tourist boat capsized in India’s southern Kerala state. The death toll could rise as rescue efforts are under way on Monday and the vessel is pulled from muddy waters. Overcrowding caused the double-decker boat to capsize, Abdul Nazar, junior superintendent of police of Malappuram district had told Reuters news...