News Room : Husband and wife arrested at BIA for involvement in pyramid scheme – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita The period of silence prior to the 14 November general election commences from midnight on 11 November, Commissioner General of Elections Saman...
News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-western...
News Room : Enthusiasm of voters and candidates at low ebb: Polls monitors
By Rathindra Kuruwita More than 8,800 candidates were contesting this year’s general election, but fewer than 1,000 of them were actively campaigning, Rohana Hettiarachchi, Executive...
News Room : SC halts Magistrate’s orders on release of unregistered jumbos
…assumes jurisdiction over case By A. J. A. Abeynayake The Supreme Court issued an order yesterday (07) directing the immediate transfer of a case regarding the...
News Room : Ranil’s coterie at passport office misleading current Minister: Unions – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita Senior officials at the Department of Immigration and Emigration, appointed during the Ranil Wickremesinghe administration, are misleading Minister Vijitha Herath regarding issues...
News Room : President Dissanayake promises PAYE tax reduction via 2025 budget – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita The misuse of state property has decreased drastically compared to the situation prior to the 21 September presidential election, Rohana Hettiarachchi, says...
News Room : Govt. planning to shut down Thriposha Company – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday (07) said the government was planning to shut down the state-owned Thriposha Company, and such a...
News Room : Trump’s comeback – The Island
Thursday 7th November, 2024 The NPP’s victory in the September presidential election has catapulted the JVP to the limelight. An otherwise camera-shy JVP General Secretary,...
News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-Central, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Southern Provinces and in Puttalam and Trincomalee districts – The Island
The Natural Hazards Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organization has issued land slide early warnings to the districts of Badulla, Galle,...
News Room : Bangladesh lose 8 for 23 as Ghazanfar spins Afghanistan to victory – The Island
Substitute wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhil had dropped Najmul Hossain Shanto on 21, Mohammad Nabi had put Mehidy Hasan Miraz down on 1, Gulbadin Naib had...