News Room : Presidential Committee Invites Public Complaints on Corruption at SriLankan
The Presidential Special Investigation Commitee appointed to probe fraud, corruption, and irregularities at Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited and SriLankan Airlines has called on the public to submit complaints, views, and proposals. The committee was established under Cabinet Decision No. 25/1145/801/018, approved on 1 July 2025, following a Cabinet paper presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on...
News Room : Elderly Woman’s Rs. 96 Million Lottery Win Stolen by Three
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three individuals, including a lottery sales agent and a woman, for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman of Rs. 96,298,759.58 that she had rightfully won from a lottery ticket. Police said the woman from Haputale won the jackpot under draw number 1630 of the Dhana Nidhanaya lottery on 18 September 2024. However, investigations revealed...
News Room : Deshabandu Tennakoon to Be Produced in Court Today
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (21). CID officers took the former police chief into custody at his residence yesterday (20), in connection with investigations into the violent attack on the ‘Aragalaya’ protest site at Galle Face...
News Room : The Men’s 100: Hilton Cartwright, Jofra Archer keep Southern Brave in knockout mix
A 19-ball half-century from Hilton Cartwright led Southern Brave to victory over Welsh Fire in a tight game in The Hundred. Cartwright made an unbeaten 51 to help Brave rally to 129 for 8, before Brave’s bowlers closed the game out with the ball in a topsy-turvy chase. Electing to bowl first in helpful conditions, Welsh Fire’s new-ball pairing of David...
News Room : Deshabandu Tennakoon Arrested by CID
Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon has been arrested by the CID a short while ago. The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (20) rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by former IGP of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who sought an order preventing his arrest. The anticipatory bail application, submitted through his attorneys, was taken up before Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura this...
News Room : Half-Dressed Postal Worker Tears Into Minister Over ‘Strike Lies’
A visibly frustrated Postal Department worker, speaking to reporters while half-dressed in his uniform, tore into the authorities for what he described as deliberate lies about the ongoing islandwide postal strike. “They keep feeding the public nonsense,” he said, pointing a finger at the Postal Minister among others. “We are not striking because of fingerprints or overtime. We are striking...
News Room : Vet-Turned-PS Chairman Launches Plan to End Rabies in Dickwella
Chairman of the Dickwella Pradeshiya Sabha, Ruwan Wickramarachchi, has announced a comprehensive programme aimed at eradicating rabies and managing the stray dog population within the Dickwella area. Wickramarachchi, who is also a veterinary surgeon, outlined the initiative in a statement on his Facebook page. He emphasised that rabies prevention requires action on two fronts: managing owned dogs and addressing the...
News Room : Galle Face Attack: Court Rejects Deshabandu’s Bail Plea
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (20) rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by former IGP of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who sought an order preventing his arrest. The anticipatory bail application, submitted through his attorneys, was taken up before Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura this morning. After considering the submissions, the Magistrate rejected the relief sought by Tennakoon. Deshabandu Tennakoon...
News Room : US must understand, a rising India is not a threat to Washington. It is an asset – The Island
The Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) Sri Lanka, in a statement issued recently has alleged that the National People’s Power (NPP) government excessively printed money in violation of the agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Executive Director, CHR, Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon said that printing of money, declining foreign reserves, and rising domestic debt could pose a...
News Room : From days of casino king Joe Sim to ‘City of Dreams’ – The Island
Humanising future: As Sri Lanka debates sweeping reforms to its school education system, one question looms larger than any curriculum revision: what kind of future are we preparing our children for? In an era increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, we cannot answer this question simply by aligning education with today’s job market. We must instead anticipate a rapidly...