News Room : Dambulla Aura top points table with 20 run win over B-Love Kandy – The Island
There’s very little that has gone right for Colombo Strikers in this edition of Lanka Premier League, but they are still in with a chance following their upset win over B-Love Kandy Sunday night. With defending champions Jaffna Kings blowing hot and cold, an opportunity had opened up for Colombo and they weren’t going to let it down. Colombo have been...
News Room : Implementation of Yahapalana strategy President’s real intention – Manohara – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jagath Dias asks whether a plan is underway to help establish Eelam by constitutional means.The Gajaba Regiment veteran asked a gathering at Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi Mandiraya whether they realised that the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution would pave the way for a separate state in the...
News Room : Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts – The Island
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament on Friday thaty he would not revoke his ruling given on Wednesday with regard to the Parliament’s supremacy over the Supreme Court. He said that he had consulted legal experts in preparing his ruling that the Supreme Court is not empowered to issue orders or judgments of any nature against a resolution already passed by...
News Room : Jaiswal, Gill school Windies as India level series
Yashasvi Jaiswal (84*) and Shubhman Gill’s (77) record-setting 165-run partnership levelled the ongoing five-match T20I series for India against West Indies with a commanding 9-wicket win in Florida, setting up a Sunday decider. The openers put on the joint highest opening partnership for India to help overhaul the 179-run target with three overs and nine wickets to spare. The decider...
News Room : 50.3 percent of total inmates, imprisoned for drug related offences – State Minister – The Island
By Saman Indrajith Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told Parliament yesterday that his ministry had received no information about CIA Chief William J. Burns’ alleged visit to Sri Lanka on Feb 14. Making a ministerial statement in response to a series of questions raised by SLPP dissident MP Ven. Aturaliye Ratana Thera on June 22, the minister said that his ministry only...
News Room : Sri Lanka aims for RCEP Membership and Free Trade Agreements with ASEAN – The Island
Sri Lanka wanted to become the first South Asian country to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest trade bloc in history, following the completion of debt restructuring, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said recently taking part in events to celebrate the ASEAN Day in Colombo. RCEP is a free trade agreement among the Asia-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia,...
News Room : Train services on main line and upcountry line disrupted – The Island
During a meeting with students from Girls’ High School Kandy, President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his strong commitment to increasing women’s representation in politics through reformative changes. The President highlighted his dedication to achieving a significant level of women’s participation in politics and emphasized the need for specific reforms to facilitate this objective. The President made these remarks on Tuesday (08)...
News Room : Navy helps rescue stranded whale in Puttalam lagoon and guide it back to open waters
The Sri Lanka Navy joined hands with the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), to rescue a 20 foot long Minke whale stranded in the Puttalam lagoon off the Ippanthivu island and guide it back to the open ocean today (08th August 2023).
News Room : Justice Sobitha Rajakaruna takes oath as Acting President of the Court of Appeal – The Island
SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne says the importation of inferior medicine by way of emergency procurement and non-functioning medical, surgical and other test equipment in hospitals have ruined the public health sector. Addressing the Media at the Office of the Leader of Opposition on Sunday (6Aug2023), Wickramaratne said that this pathetic situation in the health sector has been further aggravated by...
News Room : Japan cautious on reviving stalled projects, seeks faster debt deal with China – The Island
Renowned astrophysicist and accomplished academic leader joins JHU from Cornell, where he has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2018Ray Jayawardhana, an accomplished academic leader, renowned and widely published scientist, and award-winning author who presently serves as dean of Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as Johns Hopkins University’s 16th...