News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Hambantota districts – The Island
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 30 JANUARY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 30 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at...
News Room : Debate over entitlements of former Presidents intensifies amidst NPP’s plans to cut their benefits – The Island
The government’s plan to curtail the entitlements of former presidents has sparked differing opinions, with Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Aviation Bimal Ratnayake...
News Room : Police petition Jaffna Magistrate to prevent disruptions in Jaffna during President’s visit on today – The Island
Sri Lanka’s first lady Ambassador to the State of Qatar, Roshan Sithara Khan Azard presented her Letters of Credence to Amir of the State...
News Room : Minister challenges Opposition Leader to come clean on container clearance issue
105 “People like Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, who protect thieves, do not understand the value of public trust. Only we know its value. We challenge...
News Room : UNP, SJB working on common list, symbol for PC Poll – Thalatha
93 UNP General Secretary Thalatha Athukorale stated that the objective of the ongoing discussions between the United National Party (UNP) and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya...
News Room : Three Israelis and five Thai hostages expected to be freed next by Hamas – The Island
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been placed under judicial investigation over Italy’s surprise release of a Libyan citizen who had been...
News Room : ’Clean Sri Lanka’ program must be implemented with humanitarian objectives – Prime Minister – The Island
President Anura Kumara Disanayake stated that the upcoming budget is expected to allocate Rs. 1.35 trillion as government investment capital expenditure, marking the highest...
News Room : Ambassador Chung suggests Lankan entrepreneurs build operations in US – The Island
US Ambassador Julie Chung has urged the new government to prioritise transparency, good governance, and streamline trade regulations to attract foreign investment. Addressing the Sri...
News Room : Govt. won’t resurrect Office of CDS – The Island
US Ambassador Julie Chung has urged the new government to prioritise transparency, good governance, and streamline trade regulations to attract foreign investment. Addressing the Sri...
News Room : SJB demands answers for releasing 323 red-flagged containers earmarked for mandatory inspection, without any checks – The Island
US Ambassador Julie Chung has urged the new government to prioritise transparency, good governance, and streamline trade regulations to attract foreign investment. Addressing the Sri...