News Room : Former China PM Li Keqiang dead at 68 – The Island
ROKS ‘Kwanggaeto the Great’, belonging to the Republic of Korea Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo this morning (26th October 2023) on a...
News Room : Road accidents have claimed lives of 115 children so far this year
By Rathindra Kuruwita Road accidents had killed 115 children from 01 Jan., to 15 Oct., in 2023 the police said.Six people die every day in...
News Room : Environmentalist suspects organised killing of jumbos
Fifteen wild elephants had been killed last week alone, Chairman of Surakimu Sri Lanka Association, Ven. Pahiyangala Anadasagara Thera said on Thursday.About 400 elephants...
News Room : Four suspected human smugglers arrested – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Alleging that attempts were being made to evict people from the Divulpothana village in the Batticaloa District, Ven. Ampitiye Sumanaratne thera, Chief...
News Room : Why cricket needs more men like Bedi – The Island
Rex Clementine in Bangalore India is mourning the death of their former Test captain Bishan Singh Bendi, who passed away in Delhi at the age...
News Room : No water tariff hike this year – Minister of Water Supply
Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman, addressing media at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) today (24) reiterated that there won’t...
News Room : The Maldives’ new president wants India out – The Island
Hamas says it offered to release two Israelis captured during its deadly raid but Israel’s government refused to take them. Israel described the claim...
News Room : Rafah border crossing opens, allowing only 20 aid trucks into Gaza – The Island
Hamas says it offered to release two Israelis captured during its deadly raid but Israel’s government refused to take them. Israel described the claim...
News Room : Xi meets Ranil – The Island
IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the first review of the 48-month EFF-supported...
News Room : President Wickremesinghe meets Chinese President Xi Jinping – The Island
Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie have been released from Gaza, as confirmed by Israeli officials. Judith and Natalie were part of a large extended...