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...
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...