News Room : IMF Loan Risks Eroding Rights – The Island
(Washington, DC) – The government of Sri Lanka should ensure that policies to enhance revenues do not further erode economic and social rights and...
News Room : Dhananjaya de Silva returns as Sri Lanka bat first in Hamilton – The Island
While the rained out second ODI in Christchurch would have no doubt been frustrating for both sets of players, the fact remains that its...
News Room : Donald Trump to be charged over hush money
BBC reported that former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016...
News Room : SJB questions veracity of police claim, asks Prez to dig deep – The Island
Easter Sunday carnage By Shamindra Ferdinando The main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday (30) questioned the veracity of a police headquarters declaration that one of...
News Room : Surprise delay to Indonesia elections labelled unconstitutional – The Island
Aljazeera reported that Indonesia’s presidential and general elections have been thrown into jeopardy following a surprise ruling to delay voting by a court in...
News Room : Israeli missile attack on Syria’s Damascus area wounds 2 soldiers
Israel has conducted air attacks on targets in the Damascus area with loud explosions heard over the capital city at approximately 1:20am local time...
News Room : Armed soldiers forcing CPC employees to act against their will – Unions – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita The government was threatening petroleum workers and forcing them to work against their will, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) trade union leaders said,...
News Room : Ex-political prisoner marries girlfriend who waited 23 yrs
By Dinasena Ratugamage A Tamil political prisoner who was released recently after 23 years in detention has married his longtime girlfriend within a week of...
News Room : Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre kills at least 40
BBC reported that at least 40 people people have died at a migrant processing centre in Mexico in a fire that officials say started...
News Room : Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party
Aljazeera reported that Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission has announced that the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be dissolved for failing...