The Island - Daily English Language Newspaper in Sri Lanka
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed. The former peanut farmer lived... Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) has said the NPP government will undertake a thorough review of armed... Rain had the final say on the fourth day ...
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Several spells of showers may occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern provinces and in Matale district during the day. Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 December 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
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RW in India for Vajpayee lecture pays warm tribute to Manmohan Singh. Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday remembered the late Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a leader who “changed India and the region.”Wickremesinghe was in New...
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Indonesian Naval Ship ‘KRI SULTAN ISKANDAR MUDA-367’ arrives in Colombo. Indonesian Naval Ship ‘KRI SULTAN ISKANDAR MUDA-367’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on an official visit this morning (28th December 2024).
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18 小时之前 · Tuesday 31st December, 2024. The honeymoon between the state service and the JVP-led NPP government is apparently on the rocks. Public employees overwhelmingly voted for the NPP at both presidential and parliamentary elections this year, as evident from the postal vote results, but some NPP ministers have issued warnings to the public service, accusing it of being an impediment to the ...
The Island - Daily English Language Newspaper in Sri Lanka
2024年12月24日 · CNI among officers to retire, new Military Int’l Chief named By Shamindra Ferdinando The JVP-led NPP government has decided against... The Welfare Benefits Board (WBB) has announced that outstanding funds for the Aswesuma payments will be made available to beneficiaries’... It was a heist for ...
The Island - Daily English Language Newspaper in Sri Lanka
4 天之前 · The first Test match at Centurion is tantalisingly poised after Pakistan took three wickets in nine overs to leave South... Almost exactly 100 years since Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe became the first pair to achieve it in Test cricket,... Foreign News10 hours ago Driver who killed 35 in China ...
The Island - Daily English Language Newspaper in Sri Lanka
2024年12月25日 · In one of the most absorbing days of Test cricket you could wish to see, another remarkable performance from Jasprit... The National Fire Agency has now updated the death toll figure to 151. Of those, 71 are identified as male... A plane carrying 181 passengers has crashed at an airport in South ...
The Island - Daily English Language Newspaper in Sri Lanka
2024年12月20日 · A plane carrying 181 passengers has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 85 people, the country’s... The first Test match at Centurion is tantalisingly poised after Pakistan took three wickets in nine overs to leave South... Almost exactly 100 years since Jack Hobbs and Herbert ...
Political cost of sobering reality – The Island
Tuesday 31st December, 2024. The honeymoon between the state service and the JVP-led NPP government is apparently on the rocks. Public employees overwhelmingly voted for the NPP at both presidential and parliamentary elections this year, as evident from the postal vote results, but some NPP ministers have issued warnings to the public service, accusing it of being an impediment to the ...