News Room : David Warner joins elite club after scoring double century in his 100th Test – The Island
David Warner has vowed to go back to the future on the eve of his 100th Test as he strives to end his lean three-year run in Test cricket ahead of a massive 12 months for Australia’s Test team.Warner’s milestone has given him pause to reflect on what has got him to this point and what has made him the...
News Room : China to end Covid quarantine for travellers in January – The Island
21-A prerequisite for IMF loan: By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, owed an explanation as regards his claim that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had demanded the enactment of 21 Amendment to the Constitution as a prerequisite for the finalisation of USD 2.9 bn Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFFA) with Sri Lanka, retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, MP, said yesterday. The...
News Room : Deadly storm turns city of Buffalo into ‘war zone’ – The Island
21-A prerequisite for IMF loan: By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, owed an explanation as regards his claim that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had demanded the enactment of 21 Amendment to the Constitution as a prerequisite for the finalisation of USD 2.9 bn Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFFA) with Sri Lanka, retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, MP, said yesterday. The...
News Room : Rain in Northern, North-Central and Eastern provinces – Department of Meteorology – The Island
21-A prerequisite for IMF loan: By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, owed an explanation as regards his claim that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had demanded the enactment of 21 Amendment to the Constitution as a prerequisite for the finalisation of USD 2.9 bn Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFFA) with Sri Lanka, retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, MP, said yesterday. The...
News Room : SLPP MP asks FM for clarification – The Island
21-A prerequisite for IMF loan: By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, owed an explanation as regards his claim that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had demanded the enactment of 21 Amendment to the Constitution as a prerequisite for the finalisation of USD 2.9 bn Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFFA) with Sri Lanka, retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, MP, said yesterday. The...
News Room : President’s two main challenges: Accountability and reconciliation
By Jehan Perera The night bus to Jaffna was also fully booked. Those who had returned on holiday from the diaspora were happy to be back and to share their views. One said he had spent two weeks in Colombo and was now on his way to spend two weeks in Jaffna. He spoke fondly of the natural beauty of Sri Lanka...
News Room : Tsunami and lessons unlearnt – The Island
Tuesday 27th December, 2022 The 18th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami was marked yesterday with a series of commemorative ceremonies. More than 35,000 lives were lost in this country because most Sri Lankans had not even heard the word, tsunami, despite being members of an island nation, and ignored the early warning signs of the impending disaster. Some people...
News Room : Fuel consumption drops by 50% – The Island
By Rathindra Kuruwita The national fuel consumption had dropped by 50 percent towards the latter part of 2022, compared to the first few months of the year, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said. The CPC said that in the first few months of 2022, the daily petrol and diesel consumption had increased. The daily fuel consumption averaged 5,500 tonnes from December...
News Room : Where are we heading in 2023? – The Island
By Dr Laksiri Fernando One mistake we normally make in analysing the situation or crisis in Sri Lanka is to do it in isolation. Sri Lanka is unfortunately only a part of a world system. Although this situation is valid to almost all other countries, smaller or weaker a country, larger are the effects of external factors. Strategic importance also...
News Room : Heads of missions in 16 countries named – The Island
Among the 16 new heads of missions appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government, are former Foreign Secretaries, Chitranganee Wagiswara and Admiral Jayanath Colombage. The following is the list of new appointees: “Chithranganee Wagiswara (Australia) and Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage (Indonesia). Other Ambassadors and High Commissioners are Manisha Gunasekera (France), H.M.G.R.R.K. Mendis (Bahrain), Dr. A.S.U. Mendis (Vietnam), Varuni Muthukumarana (Germany), Kapila...