News Room : Cabinet Spokesperson Regrets Watagala Calling His Driver a ‘Donkey’
Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa has expressed regret over Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala calling his driver a “donkey.” Speaking at the Cabinet press briefing held today (20), Jayatissa responded to a journalist’s question regarding the deputy minister’s remark. The journalist inquired whether Watagala had used the term due to the driver’s lack of experience or if it...
News Room : Chamari Athapaththu to leave WPL early to play for Sri Lanka
Chamari Athapaththu is set to miss the final phase of the WPL for UP Warriorz (UPW) to join Sri Lanka on a white-ball tour of New Zealand starting March 4 in Napier. Athapaththu’s departure will be the second big blow for UPW who are already without their full-time captain Alyssa Healy because of injury. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that as of...
News Room : Harsha says Budget proposals at odds with stated govt. principles – The Island
By Hemanta Randunu A notorious underworld figure, Aruna Widanagamage alias Middeniye Kajja, and his six-year-old daughter, were shot dead, on Tuesday (18) night, by contract killers at Kadewatta Junction in Middeniya, Tangalle. Initial police investigations indicate that the killing was carried out by a gang operating in the southern region. Widanagamage’s eight-year-old son was also seriously injured in the attack and...
News Room : How to write a research paper
Key Steps and Best Practices BY Gamini Keerawella Conducting research and writing a research paper are distinct yet interdependent exercises. In the Social Sciences, a single research project can yield multiple papers, each exploring different dimensions of the central inquiry. A well-executed research project does not automatically translate into a well-crafted research paper. Writing is an art—one that requires practice, patience,...
News Room : Impact of US policy shift on Sri Lanka – The Island
While the country was rapidly heading for an unprecedented political, economic and social crisis, then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in the first week of June 2021, received Director of the USAID Sri Lanka Office, Reed J. Aeschliman, at the Presidential Secretariat. Among those present were Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy Martin Kelly, USAID Programme Director Chistopher Foley,...
News Room : Sri Lanka Bank’s Association welcomes budget as “Positive,” stresses importance of implementation – The Island
By Ifham Nizam As Sri Lanka accelerates its transition to renewable energy, particularly through the widespread adoption of rooftop solar installations, it is encountering significant hurdles in maintaining the stability of its national power grid. While the country’s commitment to sustainability aligns with global trends, the increasing reliance on intermittent sources like solar energy has introduced complex challenges, especially during periods...
News Room : EC urged to start LG polls process after 21 March
SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (18) requested the Election Commission (EC) not to initiate the process pertaining to local government (LG) polls until the conclusion of the ongoing budget debate. Having led a top level Opposition delegation for talks with the EC, Premadasa said that the process could begin after 21 March as the vast majority of government MPs were...
News Room : Mandhana, bowlers help RCB cruise past Delhi Capitals
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made short work of a full-strength Delhi Capitals by keeping their batting line-up to 141 and then chasing the total down with ease to continue the trend of the chasing side winning, for the fourth game in a row. Even though RCB were without the trio of Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil and Asha...
News Room : The Right to Survive: Wetlands and you
Nations Trust WNPS monthly lecture The February Nations Trust WNPS monthly lecture ‘The Right to Survive: Wetlands and you’ will be held on 20 Feb. at 6.00 pm. Conservator General of Forests Nishantha Edirisinghe, Director of Protected Area Management at Sri Lanka’s Department of Wildlife Conservation Manjula Amararathna and Freshwater Ecology Researcher at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Dr. Chaturangi...
News Room : Insights from Tagore – II – The Island
by Panduka Karunanayake Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine and former Director, Staff Development Centre,University of Colombo The 34th J.E. Jayasuriya Memorial Lecture 14 February 2025 SLFI Auditorium, Colombo (Continued from 17 Feb.) Tagore and humanism Tagore was born to a wealthy Bengali family in British colonial India in the year 1861. This was a time of great social transformation in India, involving political, social,...