News Room : Queen of Good Times celebrates her 75th birthday

newsroom - August 4, 2024 0

Prithi Fernando, popularly known as the Queen of Good Times, celebrated her 75th birthday at the Kingsbury hotel in Colombo. Friends, family and a host...

News Room : Sri Lanka’s first IMAX cinema opens

newsroom - July 28, 2024 0

Sri Lanka’s first IMAX cinema was declared open by Scope Cinemas at Havelock City Mall. Scope Cinemas said the opening has revolutionised cinema experiences in...

News Room : South Korean doctors strike in protest of plans to add more physicians

newsroom - February 20, 2024 0

South Korea’s government has ordered more than 1,000 junior doctors to return to work after many staged walk-outs in protest of plans to increase...

News Room : Africa’s ‘flying presidents’ under fire

newsroom - February 19, 2024 0

Since Kenya’s William Ruto and Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu became presidents, they have faced similar criticism over their frequent trips abroad. The two men have been...

News Room : More than 50 shot dead in Papua New Guinea ambush – The Island

newsroom - February 19, 2024 0

In front of a sold out crowd in Dambulla, Sri Lanka edged a rollercoaster first T20I against Afghanistan, winning by four runs to take...

News Room : Increase in earnings from tourism – The Island

newsroom - February 19, 2024 0

By Shamindra Ferdinando Dissident SLPP lawmaker Gevindu Cumaratunga yesterday (18) said that the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government owed an explanation how the Governing Board of the Central...