The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Southern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts today (28). Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night, the department noted. Meanwhile, heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected…
Former President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has criticized the United Nations Human Rights Office for what he described as a double standard in its treatment of Ukraine and Sri Lanka. Speaking on the issue, Wickremesinghe pointed out the contrasting approaches taken by the UN, particularly in light of the ongoing war between Ukraine and…
The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliyaand Hambantota districts today (27). In its latest forecast, the department added that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night. Fairly heavy showers above 75mm…
Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday (24) said that all agreements with the USAID (United States Agency for International Development) had been approved by Parliament. Ex-parliamentarian Jayasuriya emphasized that not only USAID projects but all such agreements with external parties had been implemented in a similar manner. The former Speaker said so when The Island sought…
The government is focusing on providing packs of essential food items to low-income earners in preparation for the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year. In order to make policy decisions related to ensuring food security, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, K.D. Lalkantha, and Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha…
The Director of the Astronomy and Space Sciences Unit at the University of Colombo’s Department of Physics, Prof. Chandana Jayaratne, says that a rare celestial phenomenon is currently taking place, allowing Sri Lankans the observation of seven planets of the solar system aligned in a row. According to Professor Jayaratne, this remarkable event will be…
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt in Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal. India’s National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported that the quake occurred at 6:10am. An India Meteorological Department official told news agency PTI that the earthquake was recorded near Puri in Odisha….
The spot gold price is trading at record highs and targets the psychological $3000 mark amid flight-to-safety inflows due to growing uncertainties regarding the Ukraine-Russia war and US President Trump’s tariff threats. Support can now be spotted around the recent record highs at $2942 to $2940, which because of inverse polarity, might act as a…
A warning has been issued to 2.5 billion Gmail users over a ‘devastating scam’ that is said to allow hackers to steal banking and sensitive data. While we can all everything we can to ensure our devices are as secure as they possibly can be, some things are sometimes just out of our hands. Cybercriminals…
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Galle, Matara, Kaluthara and Rathnapura districts in the evening or night. Mainly dry weather will prevail elsewhere over the island. Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western, Northern and North-central provinces during the…
