News Room : The battle to save China’s rare snub-nosed monkey
Until the 1980s people roamed the mountains of Shennongjia in central China hunting monkeys for their meat and fur. Poor farmers were still clearing vast areas of trees, and as their environment collapsed around them, so did the local population of golden snubbed-nosed monkeys, dropping below 500 in the wild. This was the situation when new graduate Yang Jingyuan arrived in...
News Room : Ukraine admits Russia has entered key region of Dnipropetrovsk
Ukrainian forces have acknowledged that Russia’s military has crossed into the eastern industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk and is trying to establish a foothold. “This is the first attack of such a large scale in Dnipropetrovsk region,” Viktor Trehubov, of the Dnipro Operational-Strategic Group of Troops told the BBC, although he made clear their advance had been stopped. Russia has claimed throughout...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s apparel exports record 9% growth in July 2025 – The Island
Tea Avenue, Sri Lanka’s flagship tea café brand with a heritage spanning four generations, today announced its official entry into the Indian market through a strategic partnership with FranGlobal, the international arm of Franchise India Group. This milestone marks Tea Avenue’s first step outside Sri Lanka and into one of the world’s most dynamic tea markets, underscoring the brand’s...
News Room : Macroeconomic factors fuel upswing in stock investor sentiment – The Island
The CSE bounced back yesterday because investor sentiment had improved as a result of macroeconomic fundamentals proving conducive to business, market analysts said. The stock market closed up after some volatility but both indices moved upwards. The All Share Price Index moved up by 37.8 points, while the S&P SL20 closed up 0.39 percent, or 23.50 points, at 6,066, provisional...
News Room : RW Unlikely to be Presented in Court Today: Prisons Spokesperson
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is unlikely to be presented before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (26), as he remains under medical observation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Hospital in Colombo. Prisons spokesperson said Wickremesinghe, who was transferred from the Prison Hospital to the National Hospital on medical advice, continues to receive treatment and remains under...
News Room : Batalanda or Bond Scam Deserving Remand, But RW’s Current Arrest is Revenge – SJB
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) member Sanjaya Nechchumanaar stated that if former President Ranil Wickremesinghe were to be convicted over matters such as Batalanda torture camp or the Central Bank bond scam, they would not comment on it, as such offences deserved punishment. However, he stressed that Wickremesinghe’s current remand is “100 percent political revenge.” Nechchumanaar noted that even four political leaders...
News Room : Case Against RW to be Taken Up Today
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who became the first Executive President of Sri Lanka to be arrested and remanded, is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (26). Wickremesinghe, remanded until 26 August, was initially admitted to the Prison Hospital before being transferred to the National Hospital on medical advice. He was later admitted to the Intensive...
News Room : Child sex abuse victim begs Elon Musk to remove links to her images
A victim of child sexual abuse has begged Elon Musk to stop links offering images of her abuse being posted on his social media platform X. “Hearing that my abuse – and the abuse of so many others – is still being circulated and commodified here is infuriating,” says “Zora” (not her real name) who lives in the United States...
News Room : Opp. rallies around Ranil, alleges NPP moving towards dictatorship – The Island
A review of the projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, along with a pre-budget discussions for 2026, was held on Monday (25) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The discussions focused on a wide range of sectors including urban and rural housing projects, urban...
News Room : Colombo DIG remanded – The Island
A review of the projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, along with a pre-budget discussions for 2026, was held on Monday (25) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The discussions focused on a wide range of sectors including urban and rural housing projects, urban...