News Room : ‘Political Soldiers’
Tuesday 15th November, 2022 All suspects allegedly involved in storming the Presidential Secretariat and forcibly occupying a section of it during Aragalaya, a few moons ago, are reported to have been arrested. Other protesters who forced themselves into the President’s House, the Prime Minister’s Office and Temple Trees are also being arrested. Besides, the police have gone into overdrive to...
News Room : Sri Lanka to host U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024
Top emerging talent will be heading to Sri Lanka in 2024 for the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, as the ICC Board announced host countries for U19 events between 2024 and 2027. Zimbabwe and Namibia, Malaysia and Thailand, and Bangladesh and Nepal are also set to host ICC U19 events between 2024 and 2027, after the ICC Board approved the...
News Room : SJB slams AG over delay in responding to its RTI query – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balaveyaga (SJB) has alleged that the Attorney General’s Department is delaying the release of information, pertaining to the withdrawal of indictments in a number of controversial cases, after the Nov. 2019 presidential election. SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (13) told The Island that he had submitted an application, dated November 01, 2021, to the Attorney General, in terms of...
News Room : Two WW II planes collide mid-air during airshow in Texas, 6 killed – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balaveyaga (SJB) has alleged that the Attorney General’s Department is delaying the release of information, pertaining to the withdrawal of indictments in a number of controversial cases, after the Nov. 2019 presidential election. SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (13) told The Island that he had submitted an application, dated November 01, 2021, to the Attorney General, in terms of...
News Room : Tight security for Parliament – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balaveyaga (SJB) has alleged that the Attorney General’s Department is delaying the release of information, pertaining to the withdrawal of indictments in a number of controversial cases, after the Nov. 2019 presidential election. SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (13) told The Island that he had submitted an application, dated November 01, 2021, to the Attorney General, in terms of...
News Room : Police condemned for harassing women – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balaveyaga (SJB) has alleged that the Attorney General’s Department is delaying the release of information, pertaining to the withdrawal of indictments in a number of controversial cases, after the Nov. 2019 presidential election. SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (13) told The Island that he had submitted an application, dated November 01, 2021, to the Attorney General, in terms of...
News Room : Cardinal asks Catholic lawyers to remain politically independent – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balaveyaga (SJB) has alleged that the Attorney General’s Department is delaying the release of information, pertaining to the withdrawal of indictments in a number of controversial cases, after the Nov. 2019 presidential election. SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (13) told The Island that he had submitted an application, dated November 01, 2021, to the Attorney General, in terms of...
News Room : ‘I was not aware of Rajiv Gandhi assassination’, says Nalini – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balaveyaga (SJB) has alleged that the Attorney General’s Department is delaying the release of information, pertaining to the withdrawal of indictments in a number of controversial cases, after the Nov. 2019 presidential election. SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (13) told The Island that he had submitted an application, dated November 01, 2021, to the Attorney General, in terms of...
News Room : World population to reach 8 Bn tomorrow (15), says UN Report – The Island
The report says more than half the projected increase in population up to 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries. The United Nations has estimated that the world’s population will reach eight billion by November 15. It has further said in a report that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation in 2023.The projection was revealed in UN...
News Room : Three Lankans rescued from Male garage fire – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balaveyaga (SJB) has alleged that the Attorney General’s Department is delaying the release of information, pertaining to the withdrawal of indictments in a number of controversial cases, after the Nov. 2019 presidential election. SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (13) told The Island that he had submitted an application, dated November 01, 2021, to the Attorney General, in terms of...