News Room : Campaign Finance Act gets green light
‘The act to regulate expenditure incurred by candidates at elections conducted under the local authorities elections ordinance, The provincial councils Elections Act, The Parliamentary Elections Act and the Presidential Elections Act ‘ drawn up by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka has been approved by the cabinet of ministers and would be presented in Parliament by January 2023 – Chairman ECSL
News Room : Opp. asks if AG, EC backing conspiracy to put off LG polls – The Island
GL educates EC on election laws SLPP rebel to vote against Budget BY Shamindra Ferdinando Accusing President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena of conspiring to put off scheduled Local Government polls indefinitely, Prof. G.L. Peiris has asked whether the Election Commission (EC) is backing the government’s efforts to postpone polls. The former Foreign Minister has found fault with the EC for seeking...
News Room : Past cricketers of Nalanda win Colonel Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Trophy
Excellent bowling by Shanuka Dassanayake, Ishara Amarasinghe and Mewan Porage helped the past cricketers of Nalanda College Colombo beat the past cricketers of Mahinda College Galle to clinch the Sir Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Trophy for the first time in the series. Nalanda restricted the unbeaten Mahinda team to 34/9 in their six overs and scored the winning runs in...
News Room : Mahathir and Mahinda
Tuesday 22nd November, 2022 Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, 97, has suffered an ignominious electoral defeat, the first in 53 years. He has lost not only his parliamentary seat in the Langkawi island constituency but also his deposit! He became the Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1981 and held that post until 2003. He pulled off a...
News Room : I have Cholesterol, Doctor! – The Island
“I have Cholesterol” is a common complaint, often causing unwarranted stress and anxiety, particularly among young patients. When a patient begins the consultation with “I have Cholesterol”, my mind immediately goes back several decades in time to our prep school days, when we sang/shouted, in the dining hall, I scream You scream, We all scream For Ice cream! Recalling those childhood memories, I go, You have...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s post-harvest losses in agriculture sector exceeding Rs. 55 billion – – The Island
Minister of Plantation Industries By Hiran H.Senewiratne Sri Lanka’s post-harvest losses in the agriculture sector amount to more than Rs 55 billion, which issue needs to be addressed as soon as possible, Minister of Plantation Industries Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said. “Since the whole world is heading towards a major food crisis, including Sri Lanka, post- harvest loss is an issue the government...
News Room : Lochana and Gayathri win triple crowns
Uva Province Open Badminton Championship Lochana de Silva and Nadeesha Gayathri clinched triple crowns at the Uva Province Open All Island Badminton Championship conducted by the Uva Provincial Badminton Association under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Badminton on Sunday. At the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Sports Complex in Bandarawela, Gayathri beat Anjalee Jayasundara in the women’s open final (21-12, 21-12)...
News Room : Some teachers bid adieu to sari
by Rathindra Kuruwita A number of female teachers across the country reported for duty yesterday (21), wearing clothes other than the sari. A number of teachers said that they had done so as the prices of saris had increased. Given the current economic crisis, and the difficulties in transport, it had become hard to wear saris to work, teachers said. The Ministry of...
News Room : Human trafficking racket: CID arrests female suspect
By Norman Palihawadane The CID took into custody a woman wanted in connection with the human trafficking ring involved in the alleged sex slavery racket of Sri Lankan women in Oman. Police headquarters sources said that the CID had issued summons to the woman as part of the ongoing investigations into the human trafficking ring. Police said the 49-year-old woman had been arrested after...
News Room : Who sold urea plant? Wajira ducks Vasu’s question – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando General Secretary of the Democratic Left Front (DLF) Vasudeva Nanayakkara, MP, yesterday (20) said that the UNP had sold the urea plant at Sapugaskanda to a foreign buyer who set it up in an Arab country.Having brought the machinery as scrap iron the buyer had re-installed the machinery and today Sri Lanka procured urea from that facility,...