News Room : Mano says talks failed due to SJB’s lukewarm response – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Political commentator Chaapa Bandara recently alleged that having facilitated IMF’s latest intervention here, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) was protesting against the new tax formula introduced at the behest of the Washington headquartered lending agency. Bandara pointed out that the GMOA couldn’t absolve itself of the responsibility for creating an environment conducive for such intervention.The civil society activist...
News Room : ‘Wasath Siriya 2023’ state Sinhala & Tamil New Year Celebrations on April 22nd – The Island
The “Wasath Siriya 2023” celebration for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year organized by the President’s Office, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Public Administration will take place on Saturday, April 22nd at Colombo’s Galle Face Green. Staff members of various ministries and public sector institutions, as well as all Sri Lankans and foreigners are invited to participate...
News Room : Showers in Sabaragamuwa, Western, Central, Southern, North-Western, Uva and North-Central provinces 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 : Cardinal invites everyone to support quest for justice – The Island
By Norman Palihawadane Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday called on all Sri Lankans to sink their differences and support the Church’s quest for justice for the Easter Sunday victims. The Cardinal said that a campaign would be launched under the theme ‘Until justice is done, we are watching’ on 21 April. The Church has organised a human chain protest and asked...
News Room : Sri Lanka elect to bat first – The Island
It wasn’t quite the comprehensive mismatch Friday’s game was, but that didn’t mean the outcome was ever in any doubt. A sumptuous Babar Azam century, his ninth in T20s – he’s now behind only Chris Gayle – powered Pakistan to 192. Babar was supported by a half-century from Mohammad Rizwan and a useful unbeaten 19-ball 33 from Iftikhar Ahmed...
News Room : Dozens killed in Sudan as army, rival forces fight for power – The Island
Aljazeera reported that Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have engaged in fierce fighting in the capital and elsewhere in the country, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. The fighting killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 170 others across the country, the Sudanese Doctors...
News Room : Babar Azam, Haris Rauf star as New Zealand brushed aside twice in two nights – The Island
If you’re Ireland, Test matches are quite like buses, you wait ages for one and then suddenly here come three to take you on a tour of the subcontinent. Okay, maybe that’s not quite the analogy, but the fact remains that having played their first three Tests in 2018 and 2019, they’re now set to double that tally in...
News Room : Holy Fire celebrated by Christians in Jerusalem amid Israeli police restrictions – The Island
Aljazeera reported that France’s constitutional court has approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms, triggering new nationwide protests against the plan. The nine-member Constitutional Council ruled on Friday in favour of key provisions, including raising the retirement age to 64 from 62, judging the legislation to be in accordance with the law. Six minor proposals were rejected, including...
News Room : Ireland is ‘part of my soul’ – Joe Biden
BBC reported that US President Joe Biden has reinforced his pride in his family links to Mayo in the Republic of Ireland saying the county was now “part of my soul”. He was addressing tens of thousands of people on the final part of his four-day visit to the island of Ireland. Biden said the 25th anniversary of the Good...
News Room : French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age – The Island
Aljazeera reported that North Korea has launched what could be a “new type” of ballistic missile that landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, prompting Tokyo to lodge a “strong protest” after fears the weapon might land in or near its northern island of Hokkaido led to an evacuation order. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)...