News Room : Split SLPP loses ground, BR suffers setback – The Island
Violence cannot be justified, under any circumstances. Therefore, the practice of referring to the JVP bids to topple the governments of the late Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike (April 1971) and JRJ and Ranasinghe Premadasa (1987-1990) as southern insurrections should be stopped. The armed forces and police defeated the JVP and LTTE terrorism. Several other Tamil terrorist groups gave up violence...
News Room : Rajapaksas were behind the ‘Aragalaya’
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MP Dilan Perera claims three distinct groups were behind the Gota Go Home Aragalaya. He said he is yet unable to name the third party involved. Perera made these comments in an interview with the Asian Mirror. He said one party is definitely the current President Ranil Wickremesinghe who made away with the trophy of the...
News Room : Diana Gamage denies sending press release on Disney to Daily Mirror
Speaking to an English daily newspaper, Minister Diana Gamage has denied her media unit sent a press release to the Daily Mirror claiming Disney has shown interest in setting up a Disneyland in Hambantota. She has said that no such communiqué had been sent to the media by her team pertaining to the confirmation of Disney officials visiting the...
News Room : Is Thilini Priyamali’s lawyer the coordinating secretary for Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe?
The Young Journalists Association of Sri Lanka has written to Minister of Justice, Wijeyeadasa Rajapakshe asking him to clarify if Attorney Dasun Nagashena appearing for fraudster Thilini Priyamali, is the same Dasun Nagashena mentioned in the Ministry of Justice website as the coordinating secretary of the Minister. Nagashena appearing for Priyamali was recognized by Maithri Gunaratne PC appearing for the...
News Room : Betting and gaming industry hit with plethora of tax hikes
The Finance Ministry yesterday announced an increase in betting and gaming taxes. The annual tax for casinos has been increased by 150 percent from Rs 200 million to Rs 500 million from Aug 01. State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapaitiya has announced a government decision to charge an entrance fee of 200 US dollars from locals who visit casinos once...
News Room : Sirisena boasts of his successful foreign policy to current rulers
Former President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday that the ongoing crisis in the country had been aggravated by the absence of a friendly foreign policy. Addressing a public rally in Polonnaruwa, Sirise-na said that a friendly foreign policy had existed during his tenure. He added that the decisions made during the last three years had created an extremely problematic situation among...
News Room : Vinoj, Randi win best athlete titles at Diyagama – The Island
CT & FC Athletics Championships by Reemus Fernando Former national record holder of the 100 metres, Vinoj Suranjaya and reigning national triple jump champion Randi Cooray won the best athlete titles in the open category while Lyceum International Wattala athletes Janadi Chamya and Heshan Dulanjana grabbed the top awards in the most competitive age group of the CT & FC Athletics...
News Room : Defence Services Games commence – The Island
CT & FC Athletics Championships by Reemus Fernando Former national record holder of the 100 metres, Vinoj Suranjaya and reigning national triple jump champion Randi Cooray won the best athlete titles in the open category while Lyceum International Wattala athletes Janadi Chamya and Heshan Dulanjana grabbed the top awards in the most competitive age group of the CT & FC Athletics...
News Room : Dialog Launches Wishing Sticker Campaign in support of the Asian Champions – The Island
CT & FC Athletics Championships by Reemus Fernando Former national record holder of the 100 metres, Vinoj Suranjaya and reigning national triple jump champion Randi Cooray won the best athlete titles in the open category while Lyceum International Wattala athletes Janadi Chamya and Heshan Dulanjana grabbed the top awards in the most competitive age group of the CT & FC Athletics...
News Room : It ain’t over … – The Island
Saturday 22nd October, 2022 Chief Opposition Whip and SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella has told Parliament that the person responsible for bankrupting the country should be in a temple instead of an official residence, enjoying retirement at public expense. He has not named names, according to what has been reported of his speech, but it is obvious that his reference is...