News Room : Politicians Built 22 Hotels with Pools in Protected Lake Areas of Anuradhapura
Deputy Minister of Irrigation Susil Ranasinghe revealed that politicians have constructed hotels with swimming pools within the reserved areas of 22 reservoirs in the...
News Room : Showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Warning for strong winds and rough seas. Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 10.00 a.m. on 19 July 2025 for the...
News Room : Former SIS Chief Nilantha Jayawardena Sacked from Police Service
The National Police Commission has decided to dismiss former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director and Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Nilantha Jayawardena...
News Room : Appeal Court Frees 80-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Death Over 1993 Murder
The Appeal Court yesterday (18) ordered the release of an approximately 80-year-old woman who had been sentenced to death by the Hambantota High Court...
News Room : Bus Carrying 20 Sri Lankan Workers Bursts Into Flames in Israel
A group of 20 Sri Lankan youths working in the agricultural sector in Israel narrowly escaped injury when the bus they were travelling in...
News Room : Henry’s three wickets set up the win as New Zealand cruise past Zimbabwe
New Zealand took the lead in the Zimbabwe T20I tri-series points table after a second successive win, this time over the hosts. After New...
News Room : Avoiding Criminal Liability: Justice Yasantha Kodagoda’s Message to Public Officials
Supreme Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda emphasised that public officials can avoid criminal liability for bribery and corruption if they perform their duties with integrity,...
News Room : Four dead, 1,300 evacuated as heavy rains hit South Korea
Four people have died and another 1,300 evacuated as torrential rains pound South Korea, with authorities warning that the unseasonal deluge will continue. Among those...
News Room : SC to Hear Petition Seeking Rs 1.2 Billion Compensation Recovery from Ex-Ministers
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has scheduled a hearing for 13 November to examine a fundamental rights petition seeking an order to recover...
News Room : PM Harini Amarasuriya: History and Aesthetics Not Removed Under New Edu Reforms
Prime Minister and Minister of Education Dr Harini Amarasuriya has strongly denied claims that the subjects of History and Aesthetics have been removed from...