News Room : Bethlehem
By Lynn Ockersz Very many moons ago, Hot, sacred tears were shed, Over what was to someday befall, The revered city of Jerusalem, And now the worst has come to pass, For, it’s riven apart by bitter strife, And thanks to the ‘Chosen People’, Who so tragically have forgotten, That their first duty is towards Peace, Bethlehem too is overcome by dread, But hopefully the warring sides, In the bloodied Mid-East...
News Room : CABINET DECISIONS – DailyNews
104 MoU between Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and UNITAR It has been proposed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), for the period of 3 years, enabling the provision of a collaborative working framework that the parties can develop and implement...
News Room : Eshan Malinga earns maiden call-up for New Zealand ODIs; Lahiru Kumara recalled
Fast bowler Eshan Malinga’s impressive 2024 has been capped with a maiden call-up to the national side after he was named in Sri Lanka’s 17-man ODI squad for their limited-overs tour of New Zealand. Alongside Malinga, seamer Lahiru Kumara has also earned a recall, with fellow quick Dilshan Madushanka making way. On the batting front, Sadeera Samarawickrama has been dropped...
News Room : Discussion on Sri Lanka’s Framework for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
29 A high-level discussion on the critical preparations for Sri Lanka’s upcoming Mutual Evaluation (ME)by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) was held today (23) at the PresidentialSecretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The meeting focused on preventing money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) and included participation from cabinet ministers, ministry secretaries, officials from the...
News Room : S.M. Chandrasena switches sides again – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Speculation is rife that the National People’s Power (NPP) government is planning to do away with the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) at the end of this year. Having examined the overall post-war security requirements, the new government has asserted that it could do away with the Office of the CDS, sources said, adding that...
News Room : Malith bags eight wickets as Trinity record first outright victory – The Island
Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga is back in the ODI squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, where the teams play three ODIs and three T20Is. The ace spinner missed Sri Lanka’s last ODI assignment – the home series against the same opposition in November – due to a hamstring injury. Dunith Wellalage, who lost his T20I spot for the...
News Room : SJB’s Nalin Bandara calls on Govt to reduce electricity bills
89 Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara yesterday called on the Government to reduce electricity bills to provide relief to consumers and expressed his opposition to increasing the withholding tax (WHT) to 10 percent. Attending a media briefing at the SJB office yesterday (23), Nalin Bandara further said, “The current Government had promised to reduce electricity bills by one-third before...
News Room : Draft to amend LG Elections Act forwarded to EC
83 The draft Local Government (LG) Polls Amendment Act has been forwarded to the Elections Commission by the Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry. The Election Commission (EC) stated yesterday (23) that the Cabinet decision to cancel the outdated nominations for the LG Elections has also been forwarded with the draft Amendment Act of the LG Polls. The Public...
News Room : St. Peter’s College OBU UK celebrate annual Christmas gathering
St. Peter’s College OBU UK celebrated their annual Christmas gathering, “Peterite Christmas Night 2024” drawing an impressive crowd of over 250 guests to the prestigious Nakshastra Hall in London. The event stands...
News Room : Hard-hitter Jacobs gets maiden New Zealand call-up for Sri Lanka T20Is
Hard-hitting middle-order batter Bevon Jacobs has been handed his maiden New Zealand call-up by being picked for the upcoming three-match home T20I series against Sri Lanka. Jacobs was part of the New Zealand XI side that took on Sri Lanka in a 10-overs-a-side tour match in Lincoln on Monday, although he did not get a chance to bat. Jacobs’ call-up comes...