News Room : Parvez Hossain Emon hits 53-ball hundred as Bangladesh brush off UAE
Parvez Hossain Emon smashed a 53-ball hundred to lead Bangladesh to 191 for 7 and set up a 27-run win for a 1-0 lead in the two-T20I series against UAE in Sharjah on Saturday. Big hits from Muhammad Waseem, Rahul Chopra and Asif Khan meant that UAE make a good fist of the chase, but clever death bowling from...
News Room : Lakshman Yapa: If Congratulating Mahinda Is a Crime, I’ll Wear That Indictment with Pride
Former Minister of Investment Promotion, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, says he feels proud—not ashamed—over indictments filed against him for approving newspaper advertisements congratulating former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Speaking to the media, Abeywardena responded to the charges filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against him and former Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI), Jayantha...
News Room : Kaduwela Magistrate’s Official Chamber Sealed
The Judicial Service Commission has sealed the official chambers of Kaduwela Magistrate Chanima Wijebandara, following several complaints lodged against her, Kaduwela Police confirmed. As part of the ongoing investigation, the former magistrate has been granted permission to visit the court on Monday (19) to retrieve her personal belongings from the sealed chambers. Police security has been arranged for the premises...
News Room : RW to Bribery Commission: I Didn’t Mislead Anyone — You Lied to Court
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has hit back at the Bribery Commission, accusing its legal counsel of deliberately misleading the court with references to him during today’s proceedings. He says he is consulting his lawyers on the legal action to be taken. Issuing a strongly worded statement, Wickremesinghe said media reports on the case involving MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake fail to...
News Room : Case Against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Achchi Postponed
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, and his aunt, Daisy Forrest, be recalled on 11 July. The case was taken up today (16), with both Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest appearing before the court. President’s Counsel Sampath Mendis, appearing on behalf of...
News Room : Legal Action Taken Against 11 Long-Distance Bus Drivers Over Safety Violations
The police have launched sudden inspections of SLTB and private buses deployed for long-distance services, focusing on passenger safety and vehicle standards. As part of this operation, buses operating from Hatton were inspected by the Ginigathhena Police. During the inspections, five SLTB buses and six private buses were found to be operating with defects that posed risks to passengers. Legal action...
News Room : Bribery Commission to Court: RW Misled Public Over Chamara Sampath Scandal
The bribery case against MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake took a dramatic turn today (16 May) as Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali heard arguments disputing a key defence made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dassanayake, currently in remand custody, was produced in court over allegations that he caused a loss exceeding Rs. 1.76 billion to the government during his time as...
News Room : CID Nabs Two at BIA Trying to Smuggle Rs. 210 Million in Gold
Two passengers have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, for attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 210 million into the country. The suspects had concealed the gold inside vehicle spare parts and tried to pass through the airport’s “Red Channel” designated for businessmen, according to an Ada Derana reporter. The arrested individuals are...
News Room : Opposition Parties to Meet Sajith Premadasa on Forming LG Administrations
Several opposition party secretaries have agreed to hold discussions with Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on forming administrations in local government bodies, following a meeting held in Colombo on Wednesday night (15). The meeting, chaired by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a private hotel, focused on building consensus to establish joint control in local councils where no single party secured a...
News Room : OIC under probe for hotel stay with WPC on election day – The Island
A delegation of Sri Lankan and American Buddhist monks and nuns visited the historic site of the First Parliament of the World’s Religions, held in September 1893 at the Art Institute of Chicago on Michigan Avenue. The visit marked the occasion of Vesak 2569, said a press release issued by the Jambudvipa Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple, Sarnath, Varanasi, India. It...