Information Room : Essential talks on debt restructuring to be held subsequent week – The Island
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka reiterated that the Indian Ocean shouldn't be a space of battle, or the “playground”, for world military powers. “This Ocean, as an important channel of sea communication, facilitates a big quantity of power, uncooked materials and meals provide, between the East and the West, thus it's crucial that we preserve it secure. We don’t need this to be...
News Room : Buddhasasana Minister orders release of some land around Kurundi Viharaya for cultivation – The Island
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka reiterated that the Indian Ocean should not be an area of conflict, or the “playground”, for world military powers. “This Ocean, as a vital channel of sea communication, facilitates a large volume of energy, raw material and food supply, between the East and the West, thus it is imperative that we keep it safe. We don’t want...
News Room : More vehicles stolen during first nine months of 2022 than during whole of 2021 – The Island
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka reiterated that the Indian Ocean should not be an area of conflict, or the “playground”, for world military powers. “This Ocean, as a vital channel of sea communication, facilitates a large volume of energy, raw material and food supply, between the East and the West, thus it is imperative that we keep it safe. We don’t want...
News Room : Sri Lanka confident ahead of SCG double-header
Rex Clementine in Sydney Sydney is fast developing. Last time, The Island had a cricket coverage from this venue was during the 2015 World Cup, where Sri Lanka lost the quarter-finals to South Africa. Yes, the Proteas for once didn’t choke in a World Cup knockout game. Usually to get to the ground, you arrived by train to the Sydney...
News Room : Indian Ocean should not be ‘playground’ of world military powers: SL – The Island
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka reiterated that the Indian Ocean should not be an area of conflict, or the “playground”, for world military powers. “This Ocean, as a vital channel of sea communication, facilitates a large volume of energy, raw material and food supply, between the East and the West, thus it is imperative that we keep it safe. We don’t want...
News Room : Shortage of 160 essential medicines
By Rathindra Kuruwita Hospitals were experiencing a shortage of 160 essential medicines, Deputy Director General – Medical Supplies, Dr. D. R. K. Herath , told the media in Colombo, yesterday. There were 383 drugs in the essential category, he said. “We use 383 essential medicines and there is a shortage of 160. We hope wellwishers will help us,” he said. One...
News Room : Drug dealer assaulted, wife raped for failure to settle dues
By Norman Palihawadane Police are investigating the assault of a drug dealer and the rape of his wife in Colombo.Police said that a drug dealer in Keragala had obtained heroin worth Rs 300,000 from a distributor from the Bloemendhal Road area in Colombo, sometime back, and failed to settle the dues. The distributor invited the Keragala dealer to a party...
News Room : FSP denies having truck with SJB at coming polls – The Island
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Vidura Wickramanayaka has recently instructed officials of the Department of Archaeology to hand over some lands adjoining the Kurundi Viharaya, Mullaitivu, to the residents of the area for farming and other livelihood activities.The directive was issued at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs. However, the lands that have been...
News Room : Health Ministry takes lead in cutting down salt by ordering all its canteens not to add it to rice – The Island
By Emantthi Marambe Caterers, who maintain canteens in institutions attached to the Health Ministry will be instructed not to add salt to cooked rice in the future.The decision was taken at a recent meeting of the National Council on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCNCD).A member of the NCNCD said that algthough human body needed a small amount of sodium to function, most...
News Room : Ups and Downs~II – The Island
By Uditha Devapriya In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused a common set of issues:...