Racketeers thrive on illegal printing of DLs By Shiran Ranasinghe The Department of Motor Traffic was unable to print about 900,000 driving licences due for want of blank plastic cards, Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic Nishantha Weerasinghe told The Island. He said his Department was doing its best to solve the problem, […]

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon has been appointed Acting IGP by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. He replaced C.D. Wickramaratne, who previously received three service extensions. Tennakoon joined the police service in 1998. He will reach retirement age in 2032. Following his appointment, Tennakoon visited the Gangaramaya Temple, in Colombo, for blessings.

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m.on 30 November 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showery weather condition is expected to enhance over the island due to an atmospheric disturbance over the South-east Bay of Bengal Sea area. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central and Eastern provinces and at several places in […]

Five companies volunteer to participate in the project By Sanath Nanayakkare Grievance handling in Human Resource Management (HRM) refers to the process by which employee complaints, concerns, or disputes are formally addressed and resolved. The goal is to provide a structured channel for employees to express their concerns or report issues they are facing in […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita The Department of Census and Statistics plans to complete the listing phase of the 15th housing and population census by December 2023, Director of the Department Dr. Chandani Wijebandara said. She said that a census was conducted in four stages. The first stage is the census mapping which subdivides the country into […]

The French Development Agency’s (Agence Française de Développement also known as AFD) Regional Directorate is strengthening its base in Sri Lanka in line with the commemoration of 75 years of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and France. It also marks the enduring partnership between AFD Group and its Sri Lankan partners, which began in 2005 […]

The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport had incurred a loss of two billion rupees on average between 2017 and 2023, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva told Parliament on Wednesday (29.) “However, the loss has been reduced to about 1.1 billion rupees in 2023,” the Minister said, adding that the airport had […]

by Rex Clementine   Members of the national selection panel are set to be the first casualties post World Cup in which the national cricket team had a disastrous campaign. Despite Sri Lanka finishing ninth in the ten-team event and failing to qualify for the Champions Trophy, none holding key positions within the national cricket […]

No country could be described as democratic if there is no separation of powers that ensures one branch of government does not exceed its powers, former head of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) Prof. Deepika Udagama said in a televised interview on Tuesday (28.) “The three branches of government, i.e., the executive, […]

Sunil Dissanayake, retired DG of BMICH and Hospitality / MICE & HR Professional has been appointed as a Visiting Faculty Member for Business Administration Honors Degree in Tourism & Hospitality Management effective November 2023, by the Vice Chancellor, University of Jaffna. He has also been appointed as an Advisor to the Northern Province Tourism Association […]

By Hiran H. Senewiratne The trading activities at the Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed a positive trend yesterday after a negative streak in the past few days, following the much anticipated debt restructuring deal between Sri Lanka and its official creditors. “The Official Creditor Committee (OCC) and Sri Lanka agreed on the main parameters of a […]

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By A Special Sports Correspondent The 71st badminton national championship will take place from December 4-10 in three venues in Colombo with the organizers of the event receiving a record number of entries for this year’s event. As many as 1139 players have entered the tournament and according to officials of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) […]

The national cricket team will be involved in ten Test matches next year touring England, South Africa and Bangladesh while hosting Afghanistan and New Zealand. The tour of England is significant in many ways as this is the first time they will be playing a three Test series in England since 2011. Since Sri Lanka […]

The Sri Lankan Catholic Church has deplored the appointment of Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP).

The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) has contributed a total of Rs.07 billion to the National Treasury this year. Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkaraa presented a cheque for  Rs.04 billion to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat, this afternoon (29). Of the Rs. 07 billion,  Rs.03 billion was handed over […]

Addressing a special press briefing on COP28 held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) this morning (29) , Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry said that President Wickremesinghe  will propose the launch of the Climate Justice Forum, the Tropical Belt Initiative and the establishment of a Climate Change University in Sri Lanka. In addition to […]

Addressing the 2023 Sri Lanka Economic Summit, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared the imperative need for radical economic restructuring to ensure the sustainability of the country s economy.

An advisory for strong winds and rough seas has been issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 03.30 p.m. today (29 November 2023) for Multi-day boats in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea areas The low-pressure area located over south Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to move […]

The principal of Rambukpitiya Central Collage, who allegedly forced a group of school students to eat the polythene lunch sheets they had wrapped their lunches in, has been remanded until December 04.

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies has issued a clarification in reference to certain misleading media reports that have been published in several national newspapers and social media platforms relating to the procurement of Human Immunoglobulin drugs under the Indian Line of Credit by the Health Ministry.

The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) has contributed a total of Rs.7 billion to the Treasury this year, with the formal presentation of a Rs.4 billion cheque presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe by Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, this afternoon (29) at the Presidential Secretariat.

Kane Williamson scored a serene 104, his 29th century in Test cricket but Bangladesh walked away with the second day honours in Sylhet. When bad light forced early Stumps, they were two wickets away from a crucial first-innings lead with the visitors still 44 behind from achieving parity. New Zealand began batting on this see-sawing […]

A Hamas senior official invited U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday to visit the Palestinian Gaza strip to see the extent of destruction caused by the Israeli bombardment.

The Sri Lankan government has announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with its Official Creditor Committee (OCC) on the financial terms of a debt treatment.