News Room : Kaduwela Magistrate’s Official Chamber Sealed
The Judicial Service Commission has sealed the official chambers of Kaduwela Magistrate Chanima Wijebandara, following several complaints lodged against her, Kaduwela Police confirmed. As part of the ongoing investigation, the former magistrate has been granted permission to visit the court on Monday (19) to retrieve her personal belongings from the sealed chambers. Police security has been arranged for the premises...
News Room : RW to Bribery Commission: I Didn’t Mislead Anyone — You Lied to Court
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has hit back at the Bribery Commission, accusing its legal counsel of deliberately misleading the court with references to him during today’s proceedings. He says he is consulting his lawyers on the legal action to be taken. Issuing a strongly worded statement, Wickremesinghe said media reports on the case involving MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake fail to...
News Room : Case Against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Achchi Postponed
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, and his aunt, Daisy Forrest, be recalled on 11 July. The case was taken up today (16), with both Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest appearing before the court. President’s Counsel Sampath Mendis, appearing on behalf of...
News Room : Legal Action Taken Against 11 Long-Distance Bus Drivers Over Safety Violations
The police have launched sudden inspections of SLTB and private buses deployed for long-distance services, focusing on passenger safety and vehicle standards. As part of this operation, buses operating from Hatton were inspected by the Ginigathhena Police. During the inspections, five SLTB buses and six private buses were found to be operating with defects that posed risks to passengers. Legal action...
News Room : Bribery Commission to Court: RW Misled Public Over Chamara Sampath Scandal
The bribery case against MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake took a dramatic turn today (16 May) as Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali heard arguments disputing a key defence made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dassanayake, currently in remand custody, was produced in court over allegations that he caused a loss exceeding Rs. 1.76 billion to the government during his time as...
News Room : CID Nabs Two at BIA Trying to Smuggle Rs. 210 Million in Gold
Two passengers have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, for attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 210 million into the country. The suspects had concealed the gold inside vehicle spare parts and tried to pass through the airport’s “Red Channel” designated for businessmen, according to an Ada Derana reporter. The arrested individuals are...
News Room : Opposition Parties to Meet Sajith Premadasa on Forming LG Administrations
Several opposition party secretaries have agreed to hold discussions with Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on forming administrations in local government bodies, following a meeting held in Colombo on Wednesday night (15). The meeting, chaired by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a private hotel, focused on building consensus to establish joint control in local councils where no single party secured a...
News Room : OIC under probe for hotel stay with WPC on election day – The Island
A delegation of Sri Lankan and American Buddhist monks and nuns visited the historic site of the First Parliament of the World’s Religions, held in September 1893 at the Art Institute of Chicago on Michigan Avenue. The visit marked the occasion of Vesak 2569, said a press release issued by the Jambudvipa Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple, Sarnath, Varanasi, India. It...
News Room : ‘Missions Must Be a Home for All Sri Lankans’ – President to New Diplomats
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today called on Sri Lanka’s newly appointed state diplomats to actively promote the country’s ongoing political transformation and strengthen its image on the global stage. Addressing the new diplomatic heads at the Presidential Secretariat, the President emphasised that ambassadors and high commissioners play a vital role in conveying Sri Lanka’s new direction to the international community....
News Room : Pre-Trial Date Set in Death of Woman Held by Welikada Police
The Colombo High Court has fixed 21 July 2025 for the pre-trial conference in the case filed against three police officers attached to the Welikada Police over the custodial death of a domestic aide employed at teledrama producer Sudharma Nethicumara’s house in 2023. The case was taken up today before High Court Judge R.S.S. Sapuwida. During proceedings, defence counsel informed...