News Room : Several teachers killed in Pakistan school shooting – The Island
Gunmen have stormed a school in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, killing several teachers and gunning down another teacher from the school in a separate attack,...
News Room : Unite in solidarity to rebuild an affluent Sri Lanka – President – The Island
President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his Vesak message called upon all Sri Lankans to unite in solidarity to rebuild an affluent Sri Lanka. The full text...
News Room : Landslide Early Warnings issued to Badulla, Matara and Kegalle Districts
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a landslide early warning for the Divisional Secretaries divisions of Haldumulla and Passara in the Badulla...
News Room : President Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves for UK – The Island
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the Netherlands, local media reported, on an unannounced visit expected to include meetings at the International Criminal...
News Room : US drug regulator approves world’s first RSV vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – an illness that kills thousands of Americans each...
News Room : Prof. Peiris zeroes in on AG – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Jathika Nidahas Sabhawa Spokesperson Prof. G. L. Peiris, MP, Tuesday (02) questioned the conduct of the Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, pertaining...
News Room : Missing Australian fisherman’s body found in crocodile
The body of an Australian man who vanished while fishing with friends has been found inside a crocodile. Kevin Darmody was last seen at Kennedy’s...
News Room : Palestinian groups, Israeli forces agree to Gaza truce: Report – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 03 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Prevailing showery condition over the island is expected to continue...
News Room : Indonesian woman falls to her death down airport lift shaft – The Island
She entered the lift through a set of doors, then turned to push a button for the second floor. She stood, waited, and began...
News Room : Kuwait parliament dissolved by royal decree again
Kuwait’s parliament has been dissolved by royal decree, state news agency KUNA said, having only been reinstated in March based on a Constitutional Court...