News Room : ‘Divi Neguma’ Officer Jailed for 20 Years Over Sexual Bribery in...
A ‘Divi Neguma’ development officer has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment—served within 10 years—by the Colombo High Court for soliciting a...
News Room : Foreigner Arrested Over Suspected Bomb Threat Near Russian Embassy in Colombo
A German woman has been arrested by the Cinnamon Gardens Police in connection with a suspicious incident involving a laptop left unattended near the...
News Room : PM Harini: We Have Failed as a Society — Urgent Reforms...
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya says the recent suicide of a 13-year-old schoolgirl following alleged abuse by a teacher is a stark reminder that “we,...
News Room : IPL Suspended Indefinitely as India–Pakistan Tensions Intensify
The Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Friday (9) suspended indefinitely due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
A cloud of uncertainty had...
News Room : Outrage Grows Over Minister Paulraj’s Response to Student’s Suicide Following Alleged...
Serious criticism has emerged regarding a statement made by Minister of Women, Child Affairs, and Social Empowerment, Saroja Paulraj, in connection with the suicide...
News Room : UPDATE: Six Military Personnel Killed in SLAF Helicopter Crash at Maduru...
Six of the 12 individuals onboard a Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Bell 212 helicopter that crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir have died...
News Room : BASL raises concerns over violent death of person remanded for contempt of...
The BAR Association (BASL) has raised concerns over the death of an individual at the Angunukolapelessa Prison recently.BASL has said in a media statement...
News Room : Shame! Ragging raises its cowardly head again
Ragging at Sabaragamuwa university has resulted in the loss of another student’s life and there is another incident of barbaric attack on an anti-rag...
News Room : MP Ramanathan Archchuna Removed from Parliament Chamber for Unruly Behaviour
Independent MP Ramanathan Archchuna was removed from the Parliament Chamber today on the instructions of the Chair, following repeated disruptions during a parliamentary debate.
The...
News Room : India, Pakistan exchange fire after Kashmir attack; tensions escalate
India conducted airstrikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early on May 7, in retaliation for a recent terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir...