News Room : Women and children the most affected by Lanka’s economic crisis – ESCAP
Women and children are the most affected by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Head of the ESCAP Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia, Mikiko Tanaka claims that there is a greater possibility of safeguarding women and children within the family environment by promoting...
News Room : Rulers thrive while people starve, says Cardinal – The Island
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, November 5:Sri Lankan singer-songwriter-rapper Yohani has shifted her base to Mumbai. She is focussing on Bollywood, and is learning to speak Hindi, the language in which films are made in Mumbai. Hindi is spoken by half a billion Indians but understood by 1.4 billion Indians who love films made in...
News Room : What next for Wanindu? – The Island
Fifa has written to all 32 teams competing at the World Cup telling them to “now focus on the football” following a controversial build-up.Host Qatar has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers.The tournament starts on 20 November. The letter urges that football should not be “dragged” into ideological...
News Room : Yohani shifts base to Mumbai, learning Hindi, but misses her family – The Island
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, November 5:Sri Lankan singer-songwriter-rapper Yohani has shifted her base to Mumbai. She is focussing on Bollywood, and is learning to speak Hindi, the language in which films are made in Mumbai. Hindi is spoken by half a billion Indians but understood by 1.4 billion Indians who love films made in...
News Room : India’s Defence ministry is world’s biggest employer:‘Statista’ report – The Island
ANI: India’s Ministry of Defence is the world’s biggest employer with 2.92 million people, which includes combined active service personnel, reservists and civilian staff, according to a report in ‘Statista’.A close second to the Indian Defence Ministry is the US Department of Defence which employs 2.91 million people, according to the Statista infographic on employers with the largest workforces...
News Room : Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s inflation dips to 66 percent
By Amal Jayasinghe Inflation in crisis-hit Sri Lanka dipped marginally for the first time in 12 months but prices were still an eye-watering 66 percent higher than a year ago, official data showed Monday. The island nation of 22 million people has suffered months of extreme economic hardship with severe shortages of essentials including food, fuel and medicines.The Department of Census and Statistics data...
News Room : JKH finalizing arrangements with casino operators to let space in Cinnamon Life – The Island
ECONOMYNEXT –The head of the controversial Krrish development, Janaki Siriwardhana, was arrested Friday in connection with a multi-billion-rupee fraud that also involved sex, lies, video tapes and blackmail.A top police source said Siriwardhana was arrested following extensive investigations into a scam operated by her close associate Thilini Priyamali who is already in remand custody. Hours before the latest arrest, police...
News Room : Jemima Goldsmith expresses relief as ex-husband Imran Khan is stable after attack – The Island
Islamabad (ANI):Jemima Goldsmith, the ex-wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, praised the man who foiled the attack on the former Prime Minister during the party’s long march in Gujranwala and expressed relief after Dr Faisal Sultan said that the PTI Chairman’s condition is stable.After the announcement of Imran Khan being safe and stable following the “assassination attempt,”...
News Room : Only a temporary reprieve – The Island
The Supreme Court’s determination on the constitutionality of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill By Ambika Satkunanathan The Supreme Court’s determination on the constitutionality of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill was met with relief last week. While the determination affirms many fundamental principles and constitutional protections, it provides only a temporary reprieve. Human rights activists and legislators who are concerned about the...
News Room : AG owes explanation – MP – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Attorney General’s Department owed an explanation regarding the acquittal of Rishad Bathiudeen, MP, leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), a key suspect in the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage, the National Organiser of the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) Jayantha Samaraweera, MP, said on Thursday (03).The ACMC is a constituent party of the main Opposition Samagi...