News Room : Procurement Committee headed by Health Secy. accepted forged registration – The Island
… suspect in touch with Health Ministry since 2013 By Shamindra Ferdinando Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday (22) said that in spite of the then Chief...
News Room : Corruption scandal threatens PM Kishida’s government
Japan is going through a “once in a generation” political crisis, analysts say, as the government fights to clean up its image in the...
News Room : National Action Plan for the Mitigation of Human-Elephant Conflict must be discussed further – Minister of Wildlife, Forest Resources Conservation and Irrigation – The Island
The AJ+ show, Eat This with Yara, has won “Outstanding Lifestyle Program” at the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Launched in 2018 by...
News Room : COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash
The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on fossil fuels they call...
News Room : UAE stun Sri Lanka Under 19s at Asia Cup – The Island
Under 19 Division II Tier ‘B’ Cricket Asoka Vidyalaya Colombo will meet Kingswood College Kandy in the semi-final of the Under 19 Division II Tier...
News Room : Showers above 75mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty condition can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : Half of Gaza’s population is starving, warns UN
A senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza’s population is starving, as fighting there continues. Carl Skau, deputy director of the UN...
News Room : Showers in most provinces after 1PM
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty condition can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : Lanka, Maldives to cooperate legally on criminal matters
By APSARA RODRIGO Sri Lanka will sign an agreement with Maldives on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, cabinet spokesman Dr Bandula Gunawardena said on Wednesday...
News Room : Bystanders prevent attempt to burn down Dr Martin Luther King’s birth home – The Island
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged his government “got some things wrong” in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as he gave...