News Room : New laws by govt. without legitimacy require more consensus – The Island
By DEVENDRA SAKSENA Currently, the words ‘debt trap’ have a distinctly Chinese connotation. According to the Western press, the Chinese, as part of their geostrategy, have inveigled poor nations into borrowing huge amounts from them for fanciful infrastructural projects; almost all borrower countries are in dire economic straits, because most such projects are lying incomplete, or not yielding anticipated returns....
News Room : Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term in Bangladesh amid turnout controversy
Sheikh Hasina has secured her fifth term as Bangladeshi prime minister in an election whose outcome was decided the moment its schedule was announced in early November when the main opposition boycotted the poll. The surprise was who came second. Instead of any political party, independent candidates secured a total of 63 seats, the second highest after Hasina’s Awami League (AL),...
News Room : Ceylinco VIP to deliver vehicle insurance at customers’ doorsteps within 24 hrs – The Island
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that comprehensive solutions would be offered to address the challenges encountered by businessmen in the Northern Province within the next two months. He said that officials from relevant ministries would visit the Northern Province within the next two weeks to assess the situation, with plans to establish a dynamic agency dedicated to resolving issues...
News Room : Showery weather condition expected to enhance over Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces from today (07) – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 January 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showery weather condition is expected to enhance over Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces from today (07). Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces during the morning. Showers will occur at times in Eastern and Northern provinces. Several spells of...
News Room : Where is accountability?
by Rex Clementine Following Sri Lanka’s embarrassing exit in the ICC Cricket World Cup, where they finished ninth and suffered first ever losses to Afghanistan and Bangladesh and missed out on the Champions Trophy, you expected many changes to be made. However, barring the selectors nobody has been held accountable for the horrible show. The selectors also would have survived...
News Room : Rape? Complain to CID, NMRA boss tells Dr. Bellana
The National Medicines Regulatory Authority has called on the President of the Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF), Dr. Rukshan Bellana, to submit to the CID any information he may have regarding an alleged rape that reportedly occurred on the NMRA premises, as mentioned by him during a recent press conference. Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, the Chairman of NMRA, in a statement...
News Room : Dog enjoys priciest meal of his life – $4,000 cash
A money-hungry pooch was in the dog house for chewing up $4,000 (£3,153) cash that his owners had left out. Cecil, a golden poodle from Pennsylvania, has gone viral for snacking on the envelope of money his owners had set aside for a contractor. Clayton and Carrie Law pieced together most of the shredded bills after a smelly search of Cecil’s...
News Room : Six people shot, one fatally, on first day of school in Iowa
A student shot six people, one of them fatally, at a high school in the US state of Iowa before taking his own life on the first day back from holiday break, police said. A “pretty rudimentary” improvised explosive device was found by investigators at Perry High School, police said, and rendered safe. Five of those shot were students and...
News Room : Pastor Fernando granted bail on strict conditions – The Island
Incriminating fresh statement from cancer drug supplier recorded By Shamindra Ferdinando The Cabinet Office has handed over the documents requested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigating the procurement of fake immunoglobulin by the Health Ministry. Authoritative sources said that the two sets of documents had been handed over to the CID so far and a third set would be sent within...
News Room : Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill to be taken up next Tuesday – The Island
Incriminating fresh statement from cancer drug supplier recorded By Shamindra Ferdinando The Cabinet Office has handed over the documents requested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigating the procurement of fake immunoglobulin by the Health Ministry. Authoritative sources said that the two sets of documents had been handed over to the CID so far and a third set would be sent within...