News Room : Lanka to lend US$2.5bn to US and top-rated borrowers in 2023 under IMF deal: analysis – The Island
The BAR Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has condemned a protest staged outside the Law of Chamber of BASL President Saliya Pieris, PC on Friday.The protest was staged against the representation of Saliya Pieris, PC for notorious Sri Lankan drug kingpin Nadun Chinthaka alias “Harak Kata”. Condemning the protest, BASL said in a statement that Saliya Pieris, PC was only...
News Room : Sri Lanka bowl in first ODI; Chad Bowes, Rachin Ravindra debut for New Zealand – The Island
Gujarat Titans will commence their title defense when they play Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener on 31st March.The current Titans squad looks better than last season’s title-winning team. Hardik Pandya has gained experience as captain, and has added the inswinger to his bowling arsenal. Shubman Gill will be much more assured after his recent success at international...
News Room : Showers in Western, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North Central and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Mannar, Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 March 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North Central and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Mannar, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places. A few showers may occur...
News Room : BASL asks for IGP’s intervention – The Island
Trouble erupts on eve of Kaushalya’s appointment as new head Outgoing President of Bar Association Saliya Pieris, PC, yesterday (24) said that attempts were being made to intimidate him over the stand he took on a number of contentious issues including the appointment of the new IGP. Pieris said so in response to The Island queries in the wake of protest...
News Room : Appeals court – The Island
A Michigan court of appeals has ruled that the parents of a teenager responsible for a school shooting in the United States can be tried for involuntary manslaughter, paving the way for a groundbreaking case. In a unanimous opinion, the three-judge appeals court called for a full trial against James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose son Ethan Crumbley opened fire at...
News Room : State media – The Island
A Michigan court of appeals has ruled that the parents of a teenager responsible for a school shooting in the United States can be tried for involuntary manslaughter, paving the way for a groundbreaking case. In a unanimous opinion, the three-judge appeals court called for a full trial against James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose son Ethan Crumbley opened fire at...
News Room : SF claims thousands of police and military personnel leaving – The Island
By Saman Indrajith Thousands of police and military personnel had left the services recently as they did not want to carry out illegal orders, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament yesterday. According to the war-winning army commander 200 policemen have resigned during the past two months and 25,000 soldiers have left the army during the last two years. “We urged the...
News Room : Russia boosts defences near Japan amid US row over Asia Pacific – The Island
Russia has said that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems has been deployed to Paramushir, one of the Kuril Islands in the north Pacific, some of which Japan claims as its territory. The move is part of a wider strengthening of Russia’s defences in its vast far eastern regions, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday, partly...
News Room : Lebanese take to streets as anger over economic meltdown grows
Aljazeera reported that Lebanese officers have fired tear gas at hundreds of people, mostly retired members of the security forces, who had gathered near government buildings in the capital to protests against deteriorating economic conditions. Crowds on Wednesday (22) gathered in the streets of central Beirut carrying Lebanon’s tricolour flags and logos of security forces. The protest was called for...
News Room : Public sector will stop engaging in business and open it to the private sector in the future – President
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that due to the public sector engaging in business activities, the money that was available for the construction of 100 projects similar to the Mahaweli during the past decades, has been lost and noted that in the future, the public sector will stop engaging in business and open it to the private sector to create...