News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
News Room : Lankan scouts participate at Coronation Ceremony – The Island
CPC, CEB need to recover costs until end of Fund’s loan package By Rathindra Kuruwita The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had...
News Room : Cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh and Myanmar coast – The Island
As the storm approached, police patrolled the coastline in the town of Cox’s Bazar carrying loudspeakers, urging people to stay indoors. The streets emptied...
News Room : Opposition parties surge ahead in Thailand elections as count continues – The Island
India’s opposition Congress party has won power in a key state, partial election results showed, defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling BJP a year...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Matara and Ratnapura Districts. Accordingly, Level I landslide early...
News Room : Security paranoia
Monday 15th May, 2023 Colombo looked like a garrison town over the weekend with a heavy military and police presence. The government had received an...
News Room : Landslide early warnings issued to Galle, Kalutara and Ratnapura Districts extended
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the landslide early warnings issued to the Galle, Kalutara and Ratnapura Districts till 1830hrs today (14). Accordingly,...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
News Room : Pope tells Zelensky he is ‘praying for peace’
Pope Francis has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he is constantly praying for peace after the two met privately at the Vatican. The pontiff also...
News Room : Wild lion Loonkiito, ‘one of the world’s oldest’, killed in Kenya
A wild male lion believed to be one of the world’s oldest has died after being speared by herders, authorities in Kenya have said. Loonkiito,...