News Room : China says ready to fight US to the end
China said it is ready to fight “any kind of war” with the United States as President Donald Trump continues to exert economic and political pressure on the country. “If the United States wants a war, whether it is a tariff war, a trade war or any other kind of war, we are ready to fight to the end,” the...
News Room : Breaking: Couple Sentenced to Death for Torturing and Killing Adopted Child
Colombo High Court has sentenced a couple to death after finding them guilty of torturing and murdering a two-year-old child they had taken for adoption. The verdict was delivered today following a prolonged trial, with the ruling handed down by the Colombo High Court Judge. A case was brought before the court by the Attorney General concerning an incident in Maligawatta...
News Room : Europe ‘at turning point in history’, French president warns
EU leaders are gathering in Brussels today for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a “turning point of history”. As well as rearmament, leaders are expected to discuss how the body can further support Kyiv in the face of US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Monday that he would...
News Room : Substandard coconut oil has entered local market – The Island
By Saman Indrajith Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that substandard coconut oil unfit for human consumption had entered the local market. Responding to a query raised by SJB Badulla District MP Chaminda Wijesiri, Minister Samarasinghe said that market sample tests conducted by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) had confirmed the presence of inferior-quality coconut oil in the market. “The CAA...
News Room : Health Professionals Call Off Planned Strike After Talks with Minister
The Federation of Health Professionals has called off its planned token strike scheduled for tomorrow, 6 March, following discussions with Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, according to Joint Convenor Ravi Kumudesh. Earlier, the trade unions had announced their decision to proceed with the strike, despite the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) withdrawing their protest after talks with the minister. The unions...
News Room : “I Would Never Have Held Your Hand If I Had Known How Sinister You Are” – Visually Impaired MP Responds to Dayasiri
Sri Lanka’s first visually impaired MP, Sugath Wasantha de Silva of the NPP, delivered an emotional response in Parliament today (5 March) to Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayasekara’s derogatory remarks against him. Jayasekara, at a recent public gathering, criticized the NPP’s political slogan referring to Sri Lanka’s political history as a ‘76-year curse’. In his statement, Jayasekara singled...
News Room : Breaking: Daisy Forrest Arrested by CID Over Money Laundering Case
Daisy Forrest, grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago. She arrived at the CID this morning to provide a statement in connection with a money laundering case. She will be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court. Daisy Forrest was named a suspect in the case following investigations into a Rs. 59 million...
News Room : RTI Commission Chairman Upali Abeyratne Resigns
Retired Supreme Court Judge Upali Abeyratne, Chairman of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, has submitted his resignation letter to the Presidential Secretariat. Abeyratne also served as the Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Political Victimization, appointed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. His appointment to the RTI Commission was met with significant controversy at the time. The Supreme Court...
News Room : Breaking: Indian PM Modi to Visit Sri Lanka in April
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Sri Lanka in April. According to Sri Lankan sources, the visit is still being finalised and could take place around 5 April, focusing on a range of issues, including connectivity and economic ties. During President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to India, he officially invited PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka.
News Room : Human Immunoglobulin Case: SC Dismisses FR Petition of Former Health Ministry Official
The Supreme Court today dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Saman Ratnayake, challenging his arrest over the alleged import of substandard Human Immunoglobulin injections. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Gamini Amarasekera, Kumudini Wickremasinghe, and Sobhitha Rajakaruna dismissed the petition in limine.