News Room : At least 12 killed in blasts at Pakistan counter terrorism office – The Island
Two explosions have rocked a counter terrorism facility in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 50 others, police said. Sharifullah...
News Room : IMF not paying sufficient attention to corruption: GL – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Prof. G. L. Peiris has found fault with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for not paying sufficient attention to waste,...
News Room : No need for court order to arrest State Minister – Magistrate
by AJA Abeynayake The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday said it would not issue an order for the arrest of State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage...
News Room : Bodies found in investigation into Kenya ‘starvation cult’ rise to 47 – The Island
World military spending reached an all-time high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fuelled a sharp jump in military spending...
News Room : World military spending reaches all-time high of $2.24 trillion – The Island
World military spending reached an all-time high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fuelled a sharp jump in military spending...
News Room : AG to move SC against Trial-at-Bar ruling: Tiran – The Island
Acquittal of group indicted for smuggling 197 kg of heroin By Shamindra Ferdinando Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, will soon move the Supreme Court against the...
News Room : 21 bodies found in investigation into Kenya’s ‘starvation cult’
BBC reported that Kenyan police have exhumed 21 bodies near the coastal town of Malindi, as they investigate a preacher said to have told...
News Room : Evacuation of foreigners begins in Sudan
BBC reported that a group of foreign nationals have been evacuated from Sudan, as fighting between rival armies raged on in the capital Khartoum. More...
News Room : Showers in Western province and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 April 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern,...
News Room : Conservationists slam proposal to export monkeys to China – The Island
by Meera Sirinivasan Zoologists and conservationists in Sri Lanka on April 19 slammed a recent government proposal exploring the export of monkeys to China, terming...