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News Room : Full Speech: President AKD at National War Heroes Commemoration
At the 16th National War Heroes Commemoration held in Battaramulla yesterday (19), President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stood before the war heroes memorial and delivered a poignant and heartfelt speech. He called on all Sri Lankans to reject hatred and division, and to work together to build a nation founded on compassion, unity, and peace. “Standing before this memorial and paying...
News Room : BASL alleges social media targets judicial officers – The Island
Former MP Gevindu Cumaratunga warned yesterday that Provincial Council (PC) elections could undermine the unitary status of the country as separatist forces were once again working overtime to break up the country with external help. That was clearly evident from the results of the recent local government polls, especially in the North and East, with separatist elements garnering the majority...
News Room : Kavinda de Zoysa appointed chairman, Bank Ceylon (UK) Ltd – The Island
In a milestone celebration that blended legacy with ambition, ESOFT Metro Campus commemorated its 25th anniversary last Thursday at the Shangri-La, Colombo, while launching what was described by some as “a bold new chapter for Sri Lankan higher education”: the unveiling of ESOFT Uni (ESU). The event drew academics, alumni, government officials and industry leaders from across the country to...
News Room : U.S. Embassy Warns of Fake Social Media Accounts Claiming to Be Julie Chung
The United States Embassy in Colombo has issued an online safety advisory, warning the public to beware of fake social media accounts impersonating U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung. The Embassy clarified that Ambassador Chung is not on Facebook, and urged users to follow only her verified X (formerly Twitter) account, @USAmbSL, for official updates. In a statement shared online,...
News Room : Bribery Probe: Mahindananda Aluthgamage Remanded
Former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has been remanded until the 26th of this month by order of the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court. This follows the issuance of an arrest warrant on 16 May by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court, allowing the Bribery Commission to take him into custody in connection with alleged irregularities in the importation of Chinese fertiliser during...
News Room : Kotahena Schoolgirl’s Death: What Did the Court Hear Today?
The case relating to the alleged abuse of a schoolgirl who died by suicide in Kotahena was taken up today (19 May) before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court. During proceedings, the court directed the police to submit a detailed progress report on the investigation involving the suspect—a teacher accused of being connected to the incident. Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasinghe issued the...
News Room : Chamara Sampath Dassanayake Granted Bail by Badulla Magistrate
New Democratic Front (NDF) Badulla District Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been granted bail by the Badulla Magistrate’s Court. Badulla Magistrate Nujith de Silva ordered that Dassanayake be released on two surety bails of Rs. 1 million each, in connection with a case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) regarding the misappropriation...
News Room : IPL2025: Sai Sudharsan and Gill help clinical GT book playoffs berth
Gujarat Titans (GT) became pnly the second team in all T20 cricket to chase down a target of 200 or more without losing a wicket. That’s how clinical B Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill were against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday night as they took GT into the playoffs. Sai Sudharsan finished on 108 not out off 61 balls...
News Room : CCD launches probe into attack on Halloluwa
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has launched a full-scale investigation into an attack on Thusitha Halloluwa, Director General of Public Relations to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, following a shooting incident in Narahenpita on Saturday night. The probe is conducted by multiple CCD teams under the supervision of its Director Indika Lokuhhetti and Western Province Senior DIG Sanjeewa Dharmarathna. Halloluwa has told...
News Room : Sri Lanka Marks 16 Years Since End of Civil War
Sri Lanka today, 18 May, marks 16 years since the end of its decades-long civil war, a conflict that spanned over 30 years and claimed thousands of lives. The war formally ended on 18 May 2009 with the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), at the Nandikadal Lagoon. To honour the lives lost...