News Room : GMOA opposes Government’s new Tax reforms
The Government Medical Officers Association says the new tax reforms will lead to professionals leaving the country. The association said, doctors and other professionals have already started migrating due to the ongoing economic and social crisis, and the new tax reforms will only lead to its increase. The GMOA says the new taxes will impact the country long-term. Rs. 100...
News Room : Crowd crush killed 151 at Halloween festivities
South Korea’s first big Halloween celebration since the end of Covid restrictions turned to tragedy on Saturday night, when at least 151 people, mostly teenagers and young adults, died as partygoers surged through a narrow alley in a popular nightlife district in Seoul, officials said. Authorities are still investigating what caused the incident, but Choi Seong-bum, chief of the Yongsan-gu...
News Room : No cost recovery by CEB despite sharp price increase – The Island
Catholics in Bahrain hail mainly from the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. (UCAN) Pope Francis is set to make a four-day visit to Bahrain, a journey that will make him the first pope to visit the Arab kingdom just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.The visit on Nov. 3-6 has two main goals: to speak at...
News Room : Terrifying ordeal of crew on board rotting ship in the Colombo harbour – The Island
Catholics in Bahrain hail mainly from the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. (UCAN) Pope Francis is set to make a four-day visit to Bahrain, a journey that will make him the first pope to visit the Arab kingdom just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.The visit on Nov. 3-6 has two main goals: to speak at...
News Room : Papal trip to Bahrain to highlight importance of opening doors – The Island
Catholics in Bahrain hail mainly from the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. (UCAN) Pope Francis is set to make a four-day visit to Bahrain, a journey that will make him the first pope to visit the Arab kingdom just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.The visit on Nov. 3-6 has two main goals: to speak at...
News Room : When Kumara got the Aussies rattled – The Island
Two-time ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winning captain Daren Sammy has revealed where he thinks it all went wrong for the West Indies at this year’s event and what the Caribbean side needs to do to become a powerhouse again. Sammy knows better than most what it takes to perform on the big stage, with the 38-year-old having captained...
News Room : Mahela on Sri Lanka’s long road to greatness again – The Island
Two-time ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winning captain Daren Sammy has revealed where he thinks it all went wrong for the West Indies at this year’s event and what the Caribbean side needs to do to become a powerhouse again. Sammy knows better than most what it takes to perform on the big stage, with the 38-year-old having captained...
News Room : Chinese couple and local arrested over Rs. 14 bn. crypto currency fraud – The Island
Catholics in Bahrain hail mainly from the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. (UCAN) Pope Francis is set to make a four-day visit to Bahrain, a journey that will make him the first pope to visit the Arab kingdom just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.The visit on Nov. 3-6 has two main goals: to speak at...
News Room : Three more Lankan athletes go missing in Europe amid currency crisis – The Island
Catholics in Bahrain hail mainly from the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. (UCAN) Pope Francis is set to make a four-day visit to Bahrain, a journey that will make him the first pope to visit the Arab kingdom just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.The visit on Nov. 3-6 has two main goals: to speak at...
News Room : Croplife highlights agriculture sector woes at interactive event – The Island
Catholics in Bahrain hail mainly from the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. (UCAN) Pope Francis is set to make a four-day visit to Bahrain, a journey that will make him the first pope to visit the Arab kingdom just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.The visit on Nov. 3-6 has two main goals: to speak at...