News Room : SJB demands apology from those who hoodwinked people – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration in parliament that the armed forces would be deployed to quell fresh unauthorised anti-government protests meant to oust his government, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles yesterday (24) said that UN Resident Representative Hanna Singer-Hamdy was quite pleased with the way law enforcement authorities had controlled the recent Opposition protests. Minister...
News Room : Prez gets tough with anti-govt. protesters, issues dire warning
By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced in Parliament a moratorium on public protests and vowed to use the military to crush any future anti-government protests aimed at regime change. “They can call me a dictator. They must obtain police permission to stage street protests and not cause traffic chaos. There is a plan to stage another Aragalaya (mass public protest)...
News Room : Richmond favourites against Bens as semi-finals start – The Island
Under 19 Division I Cricket The semi-finals of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament will commence with St. Benedict’s taking on Richmond, the finalists of the last tournament at Thurstan College ground today. Richmond are the firm favourities at the bottom semi-final against a team that reached the knockout stage after concluding their first-round matches as group runner-up. Richmond...
News Room : Chamika Karunaratne handed suspended one-year ban from all cricket – The Island
Under 19 Division I Cricket The semi-finals of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament will commence with St. Benedict’s taking on Richmond, the finalists of the last tournament at Thurstan College ground today. Richmond are the firm favourities at the bottom semi-final against a team that reached the knockout stage after concluding their first-round matches as group runner-up. Richmond...
News Room : Induwara, Udayanga guide Mahinda to semis – The Island
Under 19 Division I Cricket The semi-finals of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament will commence with St. Benedict’s taking on Richmond, the finalists of the last tournament at Thurstan College ground today. Richmond are the firm favourities at the bottom semi-final against a team that reached the knockout stage after concluding their first-round matches as group runner-up. Richmond...
News Room : Nestlé Lanka announces investment in factory expansion worth over Rs. 2 billion – The Island
Expanded capacity enables the company to explore new markets beyond 50 countries it is currently serving Nestlé Lanka has invested over Rs. 6.6 billion in Sri Lanka over the past five years by Sanath Nanayakkare Nestlé Lanka yesterday reaffirmed its commitment towards Sri Lanka by investing over Rs. 2 billion in its state-of-the-art factory in Kurunegala by building a new Vacuum Band...
News Room : A saree-clad non-issue
Thursday 24th November, 2022 Hardly a day passes without teachers’ trade unions kicking up a stink. Having ventured far afield on the political front and suffered several defeats at the hands of the Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government, they are badly in need of a victory to flaunt. They have chosen to embark on a mission that will benefit neither teachers nor students;...
News Room : A call to the people – The Island
2022 has seen the most dramatic uprising of people against the government’s tyrannical rule since independence. Amidst a devastating economic crisis, the people raised their voices against corruption, misrule and economic mismanagement, demanding greater democracy. Instead of heeding the people’s call for change in the political culture and economic accountability, the government has responded with repression. The state’s crackdown...
News Room : New laws take effect – The Island
By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced in Parliament a moratorium on public protests and vowed to use the military to crush any future anti-government protests aimed at regime change. “They can call me a dictator. They must obtain police permission to stage street protests and not cause traffic chaos. There is a plan to stage another Aragalaya (mass public protest)...
News Room : Speaker orders out SJB’s Wijesiri
By Saman Indrajith SJB Badulla District MP Chaminda Wijesiri was removed from Parliament yesterday following an attempt to assault Member of Parliament Nimal Lanza during the Parliament sitting in the morning. MP Wijesiri tried to attack MP Lanza during a debate on the local government elections. Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena instructed to remove MP Wijesiri for behaving in an unruly manner in...