News Room : Sri Lanka focus on automatic World Cup qualifications after off the field distractions – The Island
By Rex Clementine Sri Lanka have had lot of off the field distractions this month but will try to set them aside in the lead up to the three match ODI series against Afghanistan with the opening game getting underway on Friday at the Pallekele International Stadium. All three games will be played at Pallekele. Sri Lanka’s campaign in the ICC...
News Room : Anwar sworn in as Malaysia’s PM after 25-year struggle for reform – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration in parliament that the armed forces would be deployed to quell fresh unauthorised anti-government protests meant to oust his government, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles yesterday (24) said that UN Resident Representative Hanna Singer-Hamdy was quite pleased with the way law enforcement authorities had controlled the recent Opposition protests. Minister...
News Room : RW has declared war on 22 mn Lankans – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration in parliament that the armed forces would be deployed to quell fresh unauthorised anti-government protests meant to oust his government, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles yesterday (24) said that UN Resident Representative Hanna Singer-Hamdy was quite pleased with the way law enforcement authorities had controlled the recent Opposition protests. Minister...
News Room : Spike in child leprosy cases – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration in parliament that the armed forces would be deployed to quell fresh unauthorised anti-government protests meant to oust his government, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles yesterday (24) said that UN Resident Representative Hanna Singer-Hamdy was quite pleased with the way law enforcement authorities had controlled the recent Opposition protests. Minister...
News Room : Prez won’t allow troublemakers in saffron robes to destabilise country – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration in parliament that the armed forces would be deployed to quell fresh unauthorised anti-government protests meant to oust his government, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles yesterday (24) said that UN Resident Representative Hanna Singer-Hamdy was quite pleased with the way law enforcement authorities had controlled the recent Opposition protests. Minister...
News Room : SJB demands apology from those who hoodwinked people – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration in parliament that the armed forces would be deployed to quell fresh unauthorised anti-government protests meant to oust his government, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles yesterday (24) said that UN Resident Representative Hanna Singer-Hamdy was quite pleased with the way law enforcement authorities had controlled the recent Opposition protests. Minister...
News Room : Prez gets tough with anti-govt. protesters, issues dire warning
By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced in Parliament a moratorium on public protests and vowed to use the military to crush any future anti-government protests aimed at regime change. “They can call me a dictator. They must obtain police permission to stage street protests and not cause traffic chaos. There is a plan to stage another Aragalaya (mass public protest)...
News Room : Richmond favourites against Bens as semi-finals start – The Island
Under 19 Division I Cricket The semi-finals of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament will commence with St. Benedict’s taking on Richmond, the finalists of the last tournament at Thurstan College ground today. Richmond are the firm favourities at the bottom semi-final against a team that reached the knockout stage after concluding their first-round matches as group runner-up. Richmond...
News Room : Chamika Karunaratne handed suspended one-year ban from all cricket – The Island
Under 19 Division I Cricket The semi-finals of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament will commence with St. Benedict’s taking on Richmond, the finalists of the last tournament at Thurstan College ground today. Richmond are the firm favourities at the bottom semi-final against a team that reached the knockout stage after concluding their first-round matches as group runner-up. Richmond...
News Room : Induwara, Udayanga guide Mahinda to semis – The Island
Under 19 Division I Cricket The semi-finals of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament will commence with St. Benedict’s taking on Richmond, the finalists of the last tournament at Thurstan College ground today. Richmond are the firm favourities at the bottom semi-final against a team that reached the knockout stage after concluding their first-round matches as group runner-up. Richmond...