News Room : Context is king as Pakistan and New Zealand open pre-Champions Trophy tri-series
A triangular ODI series is something of a curiosity that belongs in a museum more than it does in 2025. Pakistan last hostedone in 2004, and there have been none in the ODI format anywhere since 2019. When this particular series was announced not long ago, it stood out – it is the only ODI tri series in the...
News Room : 59 Sri Lankans in Russian Army killed in Ukraine, says Minister – The Island
To commemorate 60 years of capacity-building partnership between India and Sri Lanka, through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, the High Commission of India in Colombo celebrated ITEC Day 2025 on Wednesday (05). High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Arun Hemachandra, graced the occasion. The...
News Room : First case of newer mpox variant detected in Ireland
The first case of a newer, more spreadable variant of mpox has been detected in the Republic of Ireland, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. The Irish resident, who was infected with the Clade 1 variant, had recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus – formerly known as monkeypox – was declared a global health emergency by...
News Room : Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, calls it ‘illegitimate’
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel”. The measure places financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their families who assist in ICC investigations of American citizens or allies. Trump signed the measure as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting...
News Room : Speaker reminds MPs that no one is above the law
By Akitha Perera Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne told the MPs on Wednesday (05)) that no elected representative including ministers and MPs was above the law. He said so following a heated exchange with Jaffna District Independent MP Dr Ramanathan Archuna over a privilege issue related to a traffic incident. The dispute arose when MP Archuna raised concerns in Parliament regarding an alleged...
News Room : SJB slams govt. for awarding contract to ex-SLPP Minister’s company – The Island
Nationalist Organisations have strongly objected to government providing refugee status to Rohingyas from Myanmar. In an open letter to Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, the grouping has urged the government to send back those who arrived in northern Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Excerpts of the letter: We are addressing this letter to present our grave concern over...
News Room : SJB slams govt. for awarding contract to ex-SLPP Minister’s company – The Island
Nationalist Organisations have strongly objected to government providing refugee status to Rohingyas from Myanmar. In an open letter to Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, the grouping has urged the government to send back those who arrived in northern Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Excerpts of the letter: We are addressing this letter to present our grave concern over...
News Room : Guaranteed paddy prices announced – The Island
Nationalist Organisations have strongly objected to government providing refugee status to Rohingyas from Myanmar. In an open letter to Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, the grouping has urged the government to send back those who arrived in northern Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Excerpts of the letter: We are addressing this letter to present our grave concern over...
News Room : Nationalist groups ask govt. to repatriate Rohingyas – The Island
Nationalist Organisations have strongly objected to government providing refugee status to Rohingyas from Myanmar. In an open letter to Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, the grouping has urged the government to send back those who arrived in northern Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Excerpts of the letter: We are addressing this letter to present our grave concern over...
News Room : Ghana wants more for its cashews, but it’s a tough nut to crack
The Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused. I’m trying to establish how the rather flimsy 30g bag of roasted cashew nuts she’s selling, beside a sweltering highway in Ghana’s capital, costs me the equivalent of about 75 cents (60p). That’s obviously not a lot of money for me, a visitor from the UK, but I’m amazed at the mark up....