News Room : Lycamobile says up to 90% of UK staff could lose their jobs
Almost 90% of the UK workforce at telecoms company Lycamobile has been told they could lose their jobs, with more than 300 staff fearing for their roles shortly before Christmas, the Guardian reports. The company, owned by billionaire Tory philanthropist and British-Sri Lankan businessman Alliraja Subhaskaran, sells pay-as-you-go SIM cards, popular with low-wage workers overseas as well as in the...
News Room : The head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces Killed
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter has killed a senior general in charge of nuclear security in Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee says. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces, was killed outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospect on Tuesday. “The head of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Protection Corps of the Armed...
News Room : President’s Fund Payments: Which Former MPs Received Millions?
Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, addressing Parliament today (17), disclosed details regarding payments allocated from the President’s Fund during the period 2005-2024. He explained that the fund is intended for welfare activities, including poverty alleviation in the country, as stipulated in the President’s Fund Act, which outlines five specific purposes for its usage: Poverty alleviation. Advancement of education...
News Room : Veteran Banker Chitral De Silva Joins SDB Bank Leadership Team
SDB Bank said it is pleased to announce the appointment of Chitral De Silva to its Corporate Management team as the Deputy General Manager/Chief Business Officer. With a distinguished career spanning over four decades in the banking sector, De Silva brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of driving transformational growth. De Silva’s illustrious career began at...
News Room : Contempt of Court case against Maithripala settled before CA
176 A contempt of Court application filed against former President Maithripala Sirisena for allegedly disregarding an order issued by the Colombo District Court regarding the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) chairmanship was settled yesterday before the Court of Appeal (CA). This followed an assurance from former President Sirisena that he would not claim the rights to the SLFP chairmanship in the...
News Room : Speaker to be elected today
156 Parliament will elect a new Speaker today to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Speaker Ashoka Sapumal Ranwala, who was appointed as the Speaker of the Tenth Parliament. Parliament is scheduled to meet at 9.30 am today under the patronage of Deputy Speaker Dr. Mohammed Rizvi Sally and the main business of the House will be the...
News Room : Sri Lanka MICE Forum to set the stage for the great reset of the MICE industry: SLCB
The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) recently hosted another groundbreaking MICE Awareness Session (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) attracting leading hoteliers and university students from the northern region of Sri Lanka. Over 100 participants from leading hotels, universities and educational institutions participated in the full-day MICE tourism training programs held in Jaffna on 26th and 27th November 2024 in...
News Room : Cyclone Chido: Hundreds feared dead in France’s Mayotte region
The death toll from Cyclone Chido in France’s Mayotte region is in the “hundreds” and could rise into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster on Sunday. France rushed rescue teams and supplies to the heavily impoverished Foreign Department in the devastated Indian Ocean. The French Interior Ministry confirmed at least 11 deaths and more than 250...
News Room : “We will not allow the trust the people have placed in us to be undermined in any way” President AKD
32 “We will not allow the trust the people have placed in us to be undermined in any way,” stated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting with the heads of state media today (13). He further emphasised, “Regardless of their status in government, if mistakes are made, we will not hesitate to take appropriate action.” The President further explained:“For more...
News Room : Showers about 75mm are likely at some places in Uva province and in Hambantota district. – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 December 2024 by the Department of Meteorology The Low-Pressure area still persists over southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards and reach over southwest Bay of Bengal off Sri Lanka – Tamil Nadu coasts around 11th December. Misty conditions can be expected in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western...