News Room : Implementation of Yahapalana strategy President’s real intention – Manohara – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jagath Dias asks whether a plan is underway to help establish Eelam by constitutional means.The...
News Room : Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts – The Island
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament on Friday thaty he would not revoke his ruling given on Wednesday with regard to the Parliament’s supremacy...
News Room : Jaiswal, Gill school Windies as India level series
Yashasvi Jaiswal (84*) and Shubhman Gill’s (77) record-setting 165-run partnership levelled the ongoing five-match T20I series for India against West Indies with a commanding...
News Room : 50.3 percent of total inmates, imprisoned for drug related offences – State Minister – The Island
By Saman Indrajith Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told Parliament yesterday that his ministry had received no information about CIA Chief William J. Burns’ alleged visit...
News Room : Sri Lanka aims for RCEP Membership and Free Trade Agreements with ASEAN – The Island
Sri Lanka wanted to become the first South Asian country to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest trade bloc in history,...
News Room : Train services on main line and upcountry line disrupted – The Island
During a meeting with students from Girls’ High School Kandy, President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his strong commitment to increasing women’s representation in politics through...
News Room : Navy helps rescue stranded whale in Puttalam lagoon and guide it back to open waters
The Sri Lanka Navy joined hands with the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), to rescue...
News Room : Justice Sobitha Rajakaruna takes oath as Acting President of the Court of Appeal – The Island
SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne says the importation of inferior medicine by way of emergency procurement and non-functioning medical, surgical and other test equipment in...
News Room : Japan cautious on reviving stalled projects, seeks faster debt deal with China – The Island
Renowned astrophysicist and accomplished academic leader joins JHU from Cornell, where he has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since...
News Room : President wants compensation from countries that recruit Lankan docs – The Island
ECONOMYNEXT –Amid reports of rising brain drain, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed government officials to devise a strategy to seek compensation from...