News Room : RW to visit CIABOC on Monday – The Island
Sujith Weerasinghe, the North West London Regional Relationship Manager for Specsavers, has founded a new charity dedicated to supporting children and families affected by the tragic Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019. The devastating attacks, which targeted churches and hotels in Colombo, claimed 167 lives of Catholices at Easter worship in three churches, left many children orphaned or...
News Room : New Lankan HC to Australia assumes duties
High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Canberra, Australia, Yasoja Gunasekera, assumed duties last Tuesday (22). Addressing the staff following the assumption of duties, High Commissioner-designate Gunasekera outlined the priorities of the Government of Sri Lanka and noted the long-standing and friendly relations between Sri Lanka and Australia, as well as the way forward to strengthen bilateral ties between the two...
News Room : NPP will hold May Day rally atat Galle Face
No final decision about preceding procession through Colombo In celebration of International Workers’ Day, the National People’s Power (NPP) government has decided to hold its official May Day rally on Thursday, May 1, at Galle Face Green in Colombo. The event will be held under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, along with key leaders of the government. However, a...
News Room : Businessman Injured in Early Morning Shooting in Katunayake
Police have identified the victim of a shooting incident in the Heenatiyana area of Katunayake this morning (26) as 29-year-old Udara Chathuranga, a resident of the same area. The shooting occurred around 5:35 a.m. while Chathuranga was asleep in his room alongside his father. Two unidentified gunmen reportedly entered the house and opened fire before fleeing on a motorcycle. Initial investigations...
News Room : Sri Lanka, India and South Africa kick off World Cup preparations with ODI tri-series
The Women’s ODI World Cup is five months away and, after the drama of the qualifier in which Pakistan and Bangladesh confirmed their places at the tournament, preparation begins in Sri Lanka with a tri seried. Sri Lanka host India and South Africa for a seven-match tournament, which will include the pressure of reaching a final. All three sides...
News Room : Harshal, Kamindu lead Sunrisers Hyderabad to their first win against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai – The Island
A three-pronged performance from Kamindu Mendis and Harshal Patel’s use of the middle of the pitch led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to win their first-ever match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai, a win SRH will hope revives a faltering campaign. Dewald Brevis, on his CSK debut, and Ayush Mhatre, the youngest CSK player ever in only his second innings,...
News Room : Six police officers killed in Thailand plane crash – The Island
At least two dozen people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a group of domestic tourists visiting a popular beauty spot in Indian-administered Kashmir, authorities have told the BBC.The attack took place in Pahalgam, a picturesque town in the Himalayas often described as the “Switzerland of India”.The region’s chief minister, Omar Abdullah, said the attack was “much...
News Room : Siri Dalada Vandanawa to Conclude on 27 April Without Alteration – Diyawadana Nilame
Siri Dalada Vandanana, special exposition of the tooth relic of Buddha, commenced today (25 April) for the eighth consecutive day at 11.00 a.m. at the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. According to Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela, the exposition of the tooth relic will conclude on 27 April as scheduled, and this decision will not be subject to...
News Room : Acting IGP Instructed to Nominate Police Team for Inquiry into Deshabandu Tennakoon
The Committee of Inquiry appointed to investigate alleged acts of gross abuse of power by IGP T.M.W. Deshabandhu Tennakoon has formally requested the Acting Inspector General of Police to nominate a police investigation team to assist with its probe. The request was communicated through an official letter, and it was disclosed during the Committee’s second meeting held today (25 April)...
News Room : Police Obstruction Against Journalist on Duty in Court: Govt Information DG Requests a Probe
Director General of Government Information, Harsha Bandara, has written to the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) calling for an investigation into the alleged obstruction and forcible removal of journalist Fazeer Mohamed from the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate’s Court by police officers. Fazeer Mohamed, Secretary of the Sri Lanka Young Journalists’ Association (SLYJA) and a long-time court reporter for the Satahan organisation,...