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,...
News Room : Imran Khan leaves court after being granted bail
BBC reported that Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Imran Khan has left court premises in Islamabad, a day after the Supreme Court ruled his dramatic arrest...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Northern 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 : Schoolgirl’s death in Kalutara: Police identify mystery caller
Main suspect before forensic medical officer on 16 May By Hemantha Randunu and R. A. S Premathilake The last phone call received by Tihara Nirmani, 16,...
News Room : Cardinal calls for cleansing of hearts to take country forward – The Island
Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has said there is no point in Sri Lanka getting loans from the World Bank or the International Monetary...
News Room : Sri Lanka Navy empowers women with sea duty assignments – The Island
President Ranil Wickremesinghe who attended the 10th Environment Pioneer President’s Medal Awarding Ceremony 2020-2021 held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, announced that...