News Room : Doctor’s death due to AstraZeneca Covid vaccine reaction – inquest
BBC reported that an inquest has ruled that the death of a doctor after his Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab was due to “unintended complications of the vaccine”. Stephen Wright, an NHS psychologist in south-east London, died 10 days after his first dose in January 2021, senior coroner Andrew Harris found. Dr Wright, 32, suffered a blood clot to the brain after...
News Room : Dozens die in Ramadan crush in Yemen’s capital Sanaa
BBC quoting officials reported that at least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during a distribution of charity for Ramadan. Video footage on social media shows chaotic scenes after the incident in the Bab-al-Yemen area of the city. Reuters news agency reports that hundreds of people crowded into the school...
News Room : CIABOC urged to investigate Justice Minister’s allegation – The Island
USD 250 Mn X-Press Pearl ‘bribe’: By Shamindra Ferdinando Environmentalist Dr. Ajantha Perera has lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) regarding an alleged USD 250 Mn payoff meant to undermine Sri Lanka’s efforts to obtain maximum possible compensation for the unprecedented damages caused by the X-Press Pearl ship disaster, in May/June 2021, off...
News Room : Hopes crumble for a pause in fighting in Sudan
BBC reported that heavy gunfire and the roar of warplanes have shattered plans for a ceasefire in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, which was due to start at 18:00 (16:00 GMT). Fighting was reported around the army headquarters by the airport in the city centre, which is surrounded by residential areas. Two rival generals at the heart of the conflict had agreed...
News Room : Showers in Sabaragamuwa, Western, Central, North-Western, and North-central provinces and in Galle, Matara and Mullaitivu districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 April 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa Province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places in these areas. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western, Southern, Central, North-Western, Uva and...
News Room : SJB slams FUTA as govt. warns of extremist hand in ongoing strike – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Foreign Affairs Ministry strongly defended its decision to set up a new diplomatic mission in Bucharest, Romania, on the basis it could help Sri Lanka generate revenue through what the Public Diplomacy Division of the Foreign Ministry called, safe and legal labour migration. Priyanga Wickramasinghe, Director, PDD, said so in response to The Island query as to...
News Room : Cabinet imposes restrictions on Galle Face events, govt. celebrations shifted – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Foreign Affairs Ministry strongly defended its decision to set up a new diplomatic mission in Bucharest, Romania, on the basis it could help Sri Lanka generate revenue through what the Public Diplomacy Division of the Foreign Ministry called, safe and legal labour migration. Priyanga Wickramasinghe, Director, PDD, said so in response to The Island query as to...
News Room : Showers in Sabaragamuwa, Western, Central, North-Western and Uva provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 April 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa Province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places in these areas. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western, Southern, Central, North-Western, Uva and...
News Room : Udaya to raise privilege issue against Speaker
‘Misinterpretation’ of SC ruling By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila has given notice to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that he intends to raise a privilege issue regarding the conduct of the Speaker and his Media Secretary Indunil Abeywardena pertaining to the Supreme Court determination on the Bill titled ‘Central Bank of Sri Lanka.’ Speaker Abeywardena announced the Supreme Court determination on...
News Room : Cardinal accuses political leaders of hiding truth – The Island
By Norman Palihawadane Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday said the politicians who had ruled the country since the Easter Sunday carnage had been party to a conspiracy to hide the truth about the tragedy. Addressing the media at the Bishop’s House in Colombo, the Cardinal said: “We recall vividly the statement made in earlier times by the former Attorney General that behind...