News Room : Private bus owners threaten strike action unless random emission test stop – The Island
Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman, Gemunu Wijeratne, expressed concern over the random emission tests conducted on private commuter buses by flying squads...
News Room : AG considers transferring case to SICC – The Island
by Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila, MP, yesterday (17) urged the government to prevent ‘Pastor’ Jerome Fernando from conducting ‘prayers’ at the...
News Room : Rossouw trumps Livingstone as Punjab Kings suffer setback
Rilee Rossouw and Liam Livingstone lit up the night sky at Dharamsala on Wednesday (May 17) to put on a spectacle but it was...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western, Central and Eastern provinces and in Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Polonnaruwa districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western,...
News Room : Amarapura Mahanayake passes away
The Chief Prelate of the Amarapura Mahanayake, Most Venerable Dodampahala Chandrasiri Thera, 84, passed away yesterday (16). The Ven. Thera was receiving treatment at...
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...