News Room : Causing religious tension: Ven. Saddharathana, Bruno and Natasha remanded till 21 June
Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage yesterday (07) ordered that stand-up comedian Natasha Edirisooriya and the owner of the YouTube channel ‘SL VLOG’ Bruno Divakara be further remanded until 21 June, 2023. The CID arrested the ‘SL VLOG’ owner on 31 May. Edirisooriya was arrested by the CID on 28 May at the BIA. Meanwhile, Ven. Rajangane Saddharathana Thera, who had been arrested over...
News Room : India fast tracks construction of sanitation units in Batticaloa – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Declaring that Muslim National Alliance (MNA) MP Ali Sabri Raheem couldn’t continue to be an MP after being fined for an abortive attempt to smuggle in Rs 78.2 mn worth of gold and smartphones, the March 12 Movement has appealed to the executive, legislature and the judiciary to sack the MP, who, they say, has brought Parliament...
News Room : Prices of sixty essential drugs to be reduced from 15th June – The Island
Chief of Staff to the President and National Security Advisor (NSA) Sagala Ratnayaka led the Sri Lanka delegation to the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier Security Summit held in Singapore from 2 – 4 June 2023. The highly anticipated summit commenced on 2 June with a powerful Keynote address delivered by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Throughout the event,...
News Room : President meets IMF representatives – The Island
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will deliver a special statement on the government’s efforts taken over the past nine months to revive Sri Lanka’s economy, as well as outlining the forthcoming stages of the country’s social, economic, and political reform agenda. This special statement is scheduled to be broadcasted today (01) at 8:00 PM across all television, radio, and digital media platforms...
News Room : Samurdhi Bank not subject to state audit: COPA concerned
Samurdhi Bank, which is under the purview of the Samurdhi Department, is not subject to state audit, and the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) recently discussed this issue when a group of Samurdhi officials appeared before it. According to a statement issued by Director Legislative Services and Acting Director Communication, the Office of the Attorney General, too, has been...
News Room : Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support government to modernize agricultural sector – The Island
At a meeting between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation held at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday (30), the President emphasized the importance of continuing the government’s efforts to modernize the agricultural sector by digitization of data, improve nutrition, address climate change, and enhance financial security. Officials from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and Eastern provinces and in Galle, Matara and Polonnaruwa districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Central, North-Western, Eastern, Uva and North-Central provinces during the evening or night. Winds will be south-westerly over sea area around...
News Room : Russian Ambassador clarifies
Comparing special military operation in Ukraine with the presence of the limited contingent of the Soviet Army in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan is not correct. If the author of the article “‘Containment Theory’ returns to West’s ties with East” in The Island of 18 May does some serious research of the pre-military period of the conflict in Afghanistan,...
News Room : Jadeja’s nerveless hitting gifts Chennai Super Kings fifth IPL title – The Island
MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl, with the rain forecast in mind. Dhoni praised the Ahmedabad pitch for behaving very well and hoped that it stays the same through the game. He also praised the crowd for coming back after suffering last night. Hardik Pandya said he would have bowled too and added that his heart told...
News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over the island during the evening or night – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Central, North-Western, Eastern, Uva and North-Central provinces during the evening or night. Winds will be south-westerly over sea area around...