News Room : Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire in the Holy Land – The Island
Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire in the Holy Land. Addressing the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus, the Holy Father invited everyone to “continue to pray for the serious situation in Palestine and Israel”. In particular, he asked that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter Gaza and that all hostages be freed. The situation...
News Room : Sajith asks President not to ruin SL foreign policy – The Island
Ex-minister responds to accusations, Sevanagala and Pelwatte brought under Dilum By Shamindra Ferdinando Minister Mahinda Amaraweera was given the plantation industries portfolio as Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, who previously held it, declined to present a Cabinet paper to hand over the loss-making Sevanagala Sugar Industries to former Minister Daya Gamage, political sources alleged yesterday (29). Both Amaraweera and Dr. Pathirana contested the last...
News Room : Vaddukoddai search yields huge haul of Kerala cannabis – The Island
Ex-minister responds to accusations, Sevanagala and Pelwatte brought under Dilum By Shamindra Ferdinando Minister Mahinda Amaraweera was given the plantation industries portfolio as Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, who previously held it, declined to present a Cabinet paper to hand over the loss-making Sevanagala Sugar Industries to former Minister Daya Gamage, political sources alleged yesterday (29). Both Amaraweera and Dr. Pathirana contested the last...
News Room : Ex-CID Chief arrested for causing multiple vehicle collision – The Island
Ex-minister responds to accusations, Sevanagala and Pelwatte brought under Dilum By Shamindra Ferdinando Minister Mahinda Amaraweera was given the plantation industries portfolio as Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, who previously held it, declined to present a Cabinet paper to hand over the loss-making Sevanagala Sugar Industries to former Minister Daya Gamage, political sources alleged yesterday (29). Both Amaraweera and Dr. Pathirana contested the last...
News Room : Springboks win record fourth Rugby World Cup in dramatic final – The Island
South Africa clinched a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by doing just enough to deny 14-man New Zealand and retain their crown in a helter-skelter final in Paris. The Springboks seemed to have control when, with Handre Pollard’s dead-eyed goal kicking having already given them a 9-3 lead, Sam Cane caught Jesse Kriel high in the 27th minute. The New...
News Room : SF calls for system overhaul, protests against corruption – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, MP, has stressed the pivotal importance of public protests against waste, corruption, irregularities and mismanagement.Alleging that those who had been entrusted with the task of governing the country have instead ruined it, Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Fonseka, on Thursday, said that every citizen should bear the responsibility for taking a...
News Room : 23 hospitalised after fire engulfs eight-storey building in Pettah – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, MP, has stressed the pivotal importance of public protests against waste, corruption, irregularities and mismanagement.Alleging that those who had been entrusted with the task of governing the country have instead ruined it, Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Fonseka, on Thursday, said that every citizen should bear the responsibility for taking a...
News Room : Former China PM Li Keqiang dead at 68 – The Island
ROKS ‘Kwanggaeto the Great’, belonging to the Republic of Korea Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo this morning (26th October 2023) on a formal visit. The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions. ROKS ‘Kwanggaeto the Great’ is a 135-metere-long destroyer manned by 249 crew members. The ship is commanded by Captain...
News Room : Road accidents have claimed lives of 115 children so far this year
By Rathindra Kuruwita Road accidents had killed 115 children from 01 Jan., to 15 Oct., in 2023 the police said.Six people die every day in road accidents in Sri Lanka, according to the police “About 2,515 people died in road accidents in 2022,” Director- Traffic Administration and Road Safety, SSP Manoj Ranagala said. A large number of schoolchildren were killed in road...
News Room : Environmentalist suspects organised killing of jumbos
Fifteen wild elephants had been killed last week alone, Chairman of Surakimu Sri Lanka Association, Ven. Pahiyangala Anadasagara Thera said on Thursday.About 400 elephants had died by 25 October this year, he said. “An organised group is behind these elephant deaths,” the Thera said.Anadasagara Thera said the organised group was backed by some senior politicians and public officials. (ST)