News Room : Naval and fishing communities cautioned – The Island
Naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture into the sea areas bounded by (03N – 20N) and between (85E – 100E) until further notice and to be vigilant while engaging in naval and fishing activities in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Matara and Hambantota and in the sea areas off...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Southern provinces – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Southern provinces. Fairly heavy showers about 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Several spells of showers will occur...
News Room : Sajith flays govt. for litigation in S’pore over X-Press disaster
Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa, in Parliament, yesterday, asked the government to explain why it had opted to file a case seeking damages from the X-Press Pearl’s owners and operators, in Singapore, which is signatory to an international convention that imposes limits on liability claims. “It is beyond comprehension how and why the government decided to invoke jurisdiction of...
News Room : No progress in lower Malwathu Oya project – PM’s Office
USD 160 mn to be obtained from Chinese banks Lower Malwathu Oya multi sector development project hasn’t made progress whatsoever during the past decade, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s Office yesterday. The statement quoted Anuradhapura District lawmaker S. M. Chandrasena as having said that there hadn’t been any progress though the first feasibility study was conducted...
News Room : Navy recovers over 85kg of Kerala cannabis in Jaffna – The Island
SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday warned that Sri Lanka’s annual trade concession worth over $500 million to the European Union (EU) through the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) would be in jeopardy due to human rights violations and the proposed Anti-Terrorism laws. The former non-Cabinet Minister was speaking in Parliament. Sri Lanka’s garment sector, one of the top...
News Room : Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store
A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s. But Trump was found not liable for raping E Jean Carroll in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman but liable for defamation for calling the writer’s accusations “a Hoax and a lie”. It is the...
News Room : Navy recovers over 85kg of Kerala cannabis in Jaffna
During a search operation carried out by SLNS Welusumana in the Northern Naval Command on Monday morning, 03 sacks of Kerala cannabis were recovered from shrubs near South beach area of Mandaitivu Island, Jaffna. The sacks contained 22 packages stuffed with Kerala cannabis weighing approximately 85kg and 450g, with a street value of over Rs 28 million was taken into...
News Room : Govt. to postpone vote on CBSL Bill due to protests
MPs ask for new Bill containing amendments suggested by AG By Shamindra Ferdinando Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday (09) assured Parliament that the vote on the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill would not be held tomorrow (11). PM Gunawardena gave this assurance in response to a petition from a section of MPs representing the Uthara Lanka Sabhagaya (ULS), requesting that the...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western, Northern and Southern provinces – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 May 2023 by the Department of Metoerology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western and Northern provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern and Uva provinces during the afternoon or night. Strong winds about (40-50) kmph can...
News Room : Russell, Rinku script another thrilling finish for Kolkata Knight Riders
Varun Chakravarthy’s miserly spell, Nitish Rana’s half-century and brisk knocks by Jason Roy, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh powered Kolkata Knight Riders to a last-ball win over Punjab Kings, at the Eden Gardens. The five-wicket win on Monday helped KKR register their fifth win of the season and move to the fifth position on the points table. Brief scores: Punjab Kings...